teenager

Example Sentences

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People in Lake Elsinore said she was a typical teenager.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Tall and willowy, she wore glasses and the same short brown bob she had as a teenager.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Zoe has had endometriosis, which can cause severe pain and heavy bleeding, since she was a teenager.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The Janet Jackson that “Control” unleashed on the world was a teenager shaking off the dust of two forgettable pop albums and a misguided elopement with another pop star, James DeBarge, when she was 18.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

“Someone give me a hand!” called a teenager.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat