How to Use teen in a Sentence

teen

noun
  • The younger teen died at the scene.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
  • So what to do about teen takeovers?
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • And if your teen wants to see the movie?
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In fact, teens need time alone to recharge.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • For teens, this kind of slang acts like a code.
    — Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The shooting left one teen dead.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • The teen was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • My teen daughter, has not said a word.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
  • Both teens were pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Reeti Malhotra may 23, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
  • Film workshops for teens and adults are free.
    — Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Daytime highs will be stuck in the teens.
    — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Kids and teens love sleepovers with their friends.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Some passersby stopped and helped the teen.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
  • Not many of today’s teens can say the same.
    — Rachel Greszler, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Roll out stronger safeguards for teens.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Here's how to help teens curb the prolonged habit.
    — Meg Oliver, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • That’s when two drunk teen girls attacked her.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
  • Both teens have pleaded not guilty to their charges.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • What’s the show you were obsessed with as a teen?
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • One of the teens was also charged with felony firearm.
    — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Even to my teen-age self, this was a weird sentence.
    — Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
  • As any parent of teens can tell you, that doesn’t work.
    — Jean M. Twenge, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
  • That shift can be scary for parents who feel their teens pull away.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 23 May 2026
  • The search for lads to play the young teen began a few months ago.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The teen's love for golf started at 4 years old.
    — Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • Sunshine will help a bit, but highs will stay stuck in the teens.
    — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The effort comes at a time when screen use among teens is on the rise.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The teen is 5-foot-4 and weighs 118 pounds.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • In a sense, the teens never had a real chance.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • By 10 that morning, the teen wasn’t back yet.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026

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