teenager
noun
teen·ag·er
ˈtēn-ˌā-jər 
plural teenagers
: someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
He began singing as a teenager.
Most teenagers firmly believe they have the most embarrassing parents in the world.—
Allison Pearson
Allison PearsonIt's been a tumultuous summer for America's hottest and fastest-growing social media app, one that's particularly popular with teenagers.—Scott Nover
Scott NoverExamples of teenager in a Sentence
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The announcement about Spruell came around the same time the military confirmed another American teenager had been accounted for after being declared dead in the Korean War in December 1953.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 May 2024
Growing up near South Street in the heart of Philadelphia, Dutton would wander the numerous record stores as a teenager in the early 1980s, immersing himself in the vinyl albums of Hammond, Lightnin’ Hopkins, and Robert Johnson.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2024
The picture was our official group portrait: roughly 50 young teenagers of varying heights, some piled around a wooden tower, a sort of mini-Midwestern ziggurat.
—Jill Gurvey, Twin Cities, 2 May 2024
But in reality, these two teenagers — who were killed decades apart at the same boarding school in the U.K. and befriended each other only in death — have only just begun to unravel the mysteries of their own identities.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
Wednesday's shooting follows three teenagers who were shot on consecutive days in Milwaukee in late April.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
The first personality to emerge in that therapy was Tommy, an angry boy, followed by others, like Bobby, an impish teenager, and Baby, who revealed what appeared to have been abuse when Dr. Oxnam was very young.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Three teenagers – 15, 16 and 17 – were initially charged as adults in Cameron’s shooting, although murder charges were later dropped against the two younger teens.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
The teenager had just celebrated her 13th birthday on Feb. 22, per the Orlando Sentinel.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 May 2024
Growing up near South Street in the heart of Philadelphia, Dutton would wander the numerous record stores as a teenager in the early 1980s, immersing himself in the vinyl albums of Hammond, Lightnin’ Hopkins, and Robert Johnson.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2024
The picture was our official group portrait: roughly 50 young teenagers of varying heights, some piled around a wooden tower, a sort of mini-Midwestern ziggurat.
—Jill Gurvey, Twin Cities, 2 May 2024
But in reality, these two teenagers — who were killed decades apart at the same boarding school in the U.K. and befriended each other only in death — have only just begun to unravel the mysteries of their own identities.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
Wednesday's shooting follows three teenagers who were shot on consecutive days in Milwaukee in late April.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
The first personality to emerge in that therapy was Tommy, an angry boy, followed by others, like Bobby, an impish teenager, and Baby, who revealed what appeared to have been abuse when Dr. Oxnam was very young.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Three teenagers – 15, 16 and 17 – were initially charged as adults in Cameron’s shooting, although murder charges were later dropped against the two younger teens.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
The teenager had just celebrated her 13th birthday on Feb. 22, per the Orlando Sentinel.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teenager. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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