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Six example sentences with adolescent, each labelled with its topic.
The study tracked adolescent sleep patterns and found that most teenagers cannot fall asleep before eleven no matter the bedtime.
Psychology
The clinic runs a separate adolescent ward because a patient of fifteen needs neither a cot nor a geriatric dinner menu.
Medicine
The film captures adolescent boredom perfectly: three friends, one car park, and an entire summer with nothing to do.
Movies
The novel's adolescent narrator misreads every adult in the house, which is exactly what makes her account so moving.
Literature
Adolescent players grow so fast that a shooting form learned at thirteen often needs rebuilding at sixteen.
Basketball
Coaches keep adolescent athletes off heavy weights until their growth plates close, favouring bodyweight drills instead.
Fitness
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