How to Use puberty in a Sentence

puberty

noun

• He reached puberty later than most of his classmates.
• And the best way to think about that is again, puberty.
  — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 25 June 2023
• Since the 1970’s, the age of puberty has gotten younger.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022
• While her peers are still in the throes of puberty, she’s already gone through menopause.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
• On top of all that, girls are going through puberty at younger ages.
  — Elissa Strauss, CNN, 11 Oct. 2022
• Sheldon struggles to cope with the first signs of puberty.
  — Rodney Ho, ajc, 15 May 2022
• To kick-start puberty and calm the haters, Ritchson threw himself into the gym.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
• The timing of puberty plays a pivotal role in when a girl reaches their full adult height.
  — Maria Carter, Parents, 5 July 2023
• Her singing hadn’t yet gone through the puberty of playing Etta James.
  — New York Times, 25 July 2022
• Or the fact that all three of her children with Donald Trump reached puberty inside its walls.
  — Curbed, 12 Sep. 2023
• Maybe her kid wasn’t trans; maybe her kid was just dealing with the regular angst of puberty.
  — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
• Most of us have just those types of memories from puberty.
  — Lisa Jarvis, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
• This is straight from the Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson puberty catalog.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2022
• The pair later went back and forth over Hutchinson’s stance on puberty blockers.
  — Brittany Bernstein, National Review, 3 May 2023
• Which in fairness, were new to me until Sawyer and Coco went through puberty.
  — Diane Farr, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
• Willow is trans, and had been on puberty blockers since 2021.
  — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
• The movie follows an 11-year-old girl who moves to a new town, struggles with puberty and leans on her mother for support.
  — Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
• She was put on puberty blockers, and then quickly switched to testosterone.
  — Breccan F. Thies, Washington Examiner, 27 July 2023
• One of the highlights this season was seeing Molly evolve and go through puberty.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 June 2022
• The feedback comes at a time when many states are banning hormone treatment and puberty blockers for youth.
  — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 28 Nov. 2023
• When Gallo was 12, doctors put them on testosterone, forcing them to go through puberty as a boy.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023
• And what happens to a young girl turned into an icon before even hitting puberty?
  — Rhonda Garelick, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
• At the onset of puberty, teens have a circadian rhythm shift, and their body clocks shift to a later schedule.
  — Matt Villano, CNN, 7 June 2022
• Pitched somewhere between a coming-of-age drama and a body horror movie, the film tells the story of a 12-year-old who becomes the first among her friends to reach puberty.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
• When puberty hits, that thing's really going to kick in.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
• The suit is a good option for a range of body types, including those going through puberty and changing quickly.
  — Isabella Ubaldi, Health, 24 May 2023
• Some boys may start puberty a year or two later than average, as well.
  — Maria Carter, Parents, 14 Sep. 2023
• Most states in the U.S. require parental consent for puberty blockers, which can begin as early as age 8.
  — Patrick Hauf, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2023
• For instance, research shows that during puberty, there are unique differences in how muscle develops in boys versus girls.
  — Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
• Whiplash may be even more likely on another big question before the high court: whether states can ban puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors.
  — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024