teenager

Example Sentences

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She’s 28 now—it’s been more than a decade since she wrote I Am Malala, about speaking out against the Taliban as a teenager and surviving being shot at point-blank range for it.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

The staff knew I was just a teenager but they looked the other way.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

One man, who joined the SYP at the same time as Linden as a teenager, said Linden's touching, on the face or the cheek or the neck, was "relentless".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

In 2023, we likened FSD to a teenager with a learner’s permit.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

When Haupt was a teenager, he became a member of the German American Bund.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple