Used in a Sentence

adolescents

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for adolescents.

Editorial note

Just a thought: Adolescents can start self-learning programming far earlier then you would start learning formal law or medicine.

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Definitions4
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Quick take

an American punk rock band formed in Fullerton, California in 1979.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of adolescents gathered in one view.

N

an American punk rock band formed in Fullerton, California in 1979.

N

"Adolescents" is the lead single from Incubus' seventh album, If Not Now, When?.

N

a 2019 French documentary directed by Sébastien Lifshitz.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for adolescents.

N

an American punk rock band formed in Fullerton, California in 1979.

N

"Adolescents" is the lead single from Incubus' seventh album, If Not Now, When?.

N

a 2019 French documentary directed by Sébastien Lifshitz.

N

Adolescents, also known as The Blue Album due to its cover design, is the debut studio album by American punk rock band the Adolescents, released in April 1981 on Frontier Records.

Example sentences

1

Just a thought: Adolescents can start self-learning programming far earlier then you would start learning formal law or medicine.

2

I was hoping you could give me an educated opinion about negative effects of cannabis use in non-adolescents.

3

It seems like papers are mostly finding negative effects for adolescents only.

4

Mastering aging would allow the human race to significantly rise about our natural apeish behaviour that has to be unlearned through education during adolescents.

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The only difference manifested was that adolescents with higher testosterone were more likely to respond more vigorously in response to challenges from teachers and peers.

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We know that in cultures that empower adolescents and expect them to join the adult world, there is no such creature as the 'angsty teen'.

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I agree that there are certainly behaviors, especially amongst adolescents, that are similar in outward appearance to those described in the article.

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On the contrary, evidence suggests that such programs actually increase the number of adolescents who abstain from sex and also delay the onset of first sexual intercourse.

9

It certainly happens, but the tendency for 18- to 21-year-olds (well, everyone, but especially adolescents) is for like to group with like and that means that the middle-class smart kids and the dumbasses-with-family-connections don't mix.

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But I can imagine trouble-making adolescents doing that (here in the US).

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Are you willing to admit that you have talked about adolescents the way racists used to talk about minorities, and the way men used to talk about women?

12

Because chickenpox is mostly harmless in childhood, they reason that it's better to just hope that as many children as possible catch it, and vaccinate the adolescents that don't.

Quote examples

1

To quote my grandmother: "there's nothing [adolescents] can do at night that they won't do during daytime".

2

Also, the particular paper you mention seems to be studying adolescents with "Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD)".

3

Dysfunctional but fairly common, especially in the "hot" Valley startups that are often run by adolescents.

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I think a desire to fulfill this expectation of individualized achievement can lead adolescents to pursue peer approval as an activity unto itself, the so called "trying to be cool," you may have observed.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use adolescents in a sentence?

Just a thought: Adolescents can start self-learning programming far earlier then you would start learning formal law or medicine.

What does adolescents mean?

an American punk rock band formed in Fullerton, California in 1979.

What part of speech is adolescents?

adolescents is commonly used as N.