teenager

Example Sentences

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Its recruits included Khamenei himself, who was a teenager when he enlisted toward the end of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Former Liverpool and England defender Stephen Warnock told BBC Radio 5 Live that Slot needed to be "careful" with the teenager but that he had "earned his right to play".

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Jesse Kardon has come a long way from his days as a teenager messing around with Ableton in his bedroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 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

John Marion Smith had served in the Union Army as a teenager, marching with General Sherman in the Civil War.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield