How to Use teens in a Sentence

teens

plural noun
  • And the cool teens are wearing those weird pants again.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 29 Dec. 2022
  • In my late teens, I got caught up in my first drug charge.
    Curbed, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The three were all described as thin Black males in their late teens.
    Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2022
  • So, the six teens involved in the first year each received a $200 stipend for their work.
    Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 June 2022
  • Two of the teens’ charges had a hate crime enhancement.
    Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Make sure to check out our gift guides for teens, for mom, for dads, for kids and more.
    Lauren Matthews, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The Eagles gave up 22 points a game last year and coach Stover would like to get that down to the low teens.
    Jimmy Lay, al, 30 July 2022
  • The 6-foot-7 Terry is projected in many mock drafts to go off the board in the late teens.
    oregonlive, 15 June 2022
  • When the victim entered the home after the teens did, his son's friend stabbed and shot him.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The teens were in a 2018 Dodge Ram pickup truck, said Trooper Cpl.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Even teen movie queen Molly Ringwald called it one of the best films about teens.
    Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Both teens are scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 11.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Some videos were in Dari, which the other teens couldn’t understand.
    Kartikay Mehrotra, ProPublica, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Alcorn said a group of teenage boys was at the restaurant on Friday night and the teens were in the bathroom around the same timeframe.
    Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Many reviewers also note that this is a great gift for tweens and teens who want to learn to sew, too.
    Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022
  • With the group back together, Rupp reminisces about her time with the then-teens on set.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The 16-year-old was killed in a shocking murder that resulted in charges against four teens.
    Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Wake up on the pavement with several teens holding cell phones over me.
    Gary Richardson, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Once a week, the teens had private sessions with staff therapists.
    Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Steven Lopez, who was 15 years old at the time, was among the teens arrested in connection with the brutal attack.
    Mark Morales, CNN, 25 July 2022
  • This is a great option for teens who need a desk for homework or those working from home in small spaces.
    Rachel Dube, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Yoga mats will be provided for use during the hour, but teens can bring their own mat.
    Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Jim Curry confirmed that the three victims were female and that all were minors in their late teens.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Indiana’s birth rate among teens is 14th highest in the nation.
    Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Terminally ill teens form a pact to try to prove that there is indeed life after death in this 2022 thriller.
    cleveland, 2 Oct. 2022
  • As residents leave their homes for school and work, temperatures will be in the low 30s with wind chills in the upper teens and low 20s.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Temperatures in Texas dipped into the teens and 20s in some cities this weekend.
    Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2022
  • The five male teens who were in the fleeing car also are expected to survive their injuries from the crash, police said.
    Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Parents and teens were given the opportunity to opt out of the survey.
    Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2022
  • As the full moon rises, all four teens come together to unravel the secret that connects them — the bite and blood of a werewolf.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2022

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