archaic
: misery, affliction
Examples of teen in a Sentence
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The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2024
The lawsuit says the teens had previously played Nerf Wars while Shalonda Mixon and Brewer were at the home.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 23 Apr. 2024
But, after the teen tested positive for marijuana, he was pulled into Porter County’s juvenile justice system and sent to a drug court program.
—Claire Reid and Peter Breen, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Apr. 2024
How drills can affect students' mental health There's no shortage of research showing that teens in the United States are stressed, according to Dr. Christine Crawford, a psychiatrist at Boston Medical Center and the associate medical director for the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024
Maryland teen arrested, charged with planning school shooting The senior skip day shooting came just days after a Rockville, Maryland teen, Alex Ye, was charged with threats of mass violence after a 129-page manifesto was found detailing plans to commit a school shooting.
—USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Maryland teen accused of threatening school shooting after 'memoir' raises alarms
The students had initially gathered in Bowie, Maryland, for senior skip day and were asked to disperse by local law enforcement, a Greenbelt Police Department spokesperson told ABC News.
—Davone Morales, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
The complaint alleges that the companies pursued a strategy of targeting teens and tweens by designing their apps to exploit the psychology of children.
—Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
There is no evidence that mRNA Covid vaccines cause fatal cardiac arrest or other deadly heart problems in teens and young adults, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report published Thursday shows.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Noun
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office said the teens —17-year-old Mathew Rodriguez and 19-year-old Jamiah Mower — approached the women at about 11:30 p.m. near 35th and Southern avenues along with another unidentified minor and demanded the vehicle at gunpoint.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2024
The lawsuit says the teens had previously played Nerf Wars while Shalonda Mixon and Brewer were at the home.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 23 Apr. 2024
But, after the teen tested positive for marijuana, he was pulled into Porter County’s juvenile justice system and sent to a drug court program.
—Claire Reid and Peter Breen, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Apr. 2024
How drills can affect students' mental health There's no shortage of research showing that teens in the United States are stressed, according to Dr. Christine Crawford, a psychiatrist at Boston Medical Center and the associate medical director for the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024
Maryland teen arrested, charged with planning school shooting The senior skip day shooting came just days after a Rockville, Maryland teen, Alex Ye, was charged with threats of mass violence after a 129-page manifesto was found detailing plans to commit a school shooting.
—USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Maryland teen accused of threatening school shooting after 'memoir' raises alarms
The students had initially gathered in Bowie, Maryland, for senior skip day and were asked to disperse by local law enforcement, a Greenbelt Police Department spokesperson told ABC News.
—Davone Morales, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
The complaint alleges that the companies pursued a strategy of targeting teens and tweens by designing their apps to exploit the psychology of children.
—Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
There is no evidence that mRNA Covid vaccines cause fatal cardiac arrest or other deadly heart problems in teens and young adults, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report published Thursday shows.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Teen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teen. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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