teenage

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Recent Examples of teenage According to the press release, Big Little Truths fast-forwards to the kids of Monterey’s teenage years. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026 The Netflix limited series about a teenage boy arrested on suspicion of murdering a female classmate won five categories, including Best Single Drama or Mini-Series. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026 Killface is an attentive and doting father who isn’t menacing enough to get his own teenage son to fall in line. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026 Late one night, an Oxnard ambulance driver prepared to head to an emergency call and found a teenage woman there in the dark, siphoning gas from his ambulance’s tank. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for teenage
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Adjective
  • Olivia, meanwhile, is both a protector and leader with her younger sister.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Which is why once again Samara Weaving’s Grace MacCaullay is on the run for her life, only now with her younger sister Faith (Kathryn Newton) in tow.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The main structuring absence in the film is Pansy (Deborah Mailman) and her distance from her two preteen children, Max (Hazel May Jackson) and Kid (Eli Hart).
    Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
  • And Sabrina is sort of the Olivia Rodrigo of the past year as far as the preteen girl following and even older than that, going into 20-something-year-old women.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • In one study cited in the review, adolescent athletes with poor mental health and well-being were one-and-a-half times more likely to sustain an injury compared with their peers without mental health problems.
    Ian McMahan, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The point is that protection against MenB is separate from the routine adolescent meningitis vaccine.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Nuptials—both real and cinematic—aside, The Drama press tour has given Zendaya the opportunity to enjoy some of her prettiest and most youthful looks in recent years.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2026
  • In response to questions from the youthful Asian Film Awards Academy audience, Jia also offered a glimpse into his scripting process.
    Marcus Lim, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • According to police, the Sunday gathering was generally peaceful, although there were reports of underage drinking at the beach.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Concerns about underage purchases of alcohol or tobacco at self-checkout are unfounded.
    Wayne Pesce, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Bowen signed as a minor-league free agent and excited the Padres this spring.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The juvenile operator suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Our hearts go out to the innocent juvenile victim of this unspeakable crime and her family.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Americans, especially ones who were youngish and worked on computers, were toting green paper bags around coastal cities (and later, smaller towns and non-coastal cities) en masse.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The Lions graduated several standout players from last season’s team, but Lions coach Erik Kirsch likes the potential of this season’s youngish group.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Teenage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenage. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.

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