teenager

Example Sentences

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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

The club held a minute applause for the teenager and a football shirt was signed in his memory.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

But nearly three decades after first bursting onto the scene as a teenager, Rose is experiencing an unlikely late-career renaissance that defies all conventional wisdom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

She played that darn rock ’n’ roll music at top volume as a teenager, and she liked boys who drove noisy cars.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith