Examples of tween in a Sentence
Noun
a movie that appeals to tweens
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 3 July 2025
There’s Hiddleston, of course, as adult Chuck; Cody Flanagan (Mike and co-star Kate Siegel’s real-life child) as kid Chuck; Jacob Tremblay as teen Chuck; and first-time film actor Benjamin Pajak as tween Chuck.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 June 2025
Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
Age is usually given as a number or as a life stage, like baby, infant, toddler, preschooler, grade-schooler, tween and teen.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
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Preposition
While the stakes aren't super high, tween Dora fans and parents should have fun with this one.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 3 July 2025
There’s Hiddleston, of course, as adult Chuck; Cody Flanagan (Mike and co-star Kate Siegel’s real-life child) as kid Chuck; Jacob Tremblay as teen Chuck; and first-time film actor Benjamin Pajak as tween Chuck.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 June 2025
Noun
Now tweens skip straight from kids’ clothes to shopping alongside college students and adults.
—Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
Age is usually given as a number or as a life stage, like baby, infant, toddler, preschooler, grade-schooler, tween and teen.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Tween.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tween. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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tween
1 of 2 prepositiontween
2 of 2 nounMedical Definition
Tween
trademark
—used for any of several preparations of polysorbates
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