'tween

Example Sentences

• "“Skunks first colonized this land in 1794. With the arrival of European settlers, an uneasy truce was established tween man and skunk. Gifts were exchanged. Treaties were struck... and broken. A feud ignited, resulting in the Battle of Skunktown.”"
• "Known as ‘tweens in the marketing world, youngsters in this age group are spending like never before, $90 billion a year, by one estimate. […] Today’s ‘tweens make for picky, fickle shoppers with a keen awareness of what’s hot and a hankering to look more grown-up than they are."
• "The success of blockbuster films like "The Princess Diaries" and the comedy remake "Freaky Friday," in theaters and again on video and DVD, fueled a flurry of movies for teenagers and 'tweens."
• "She has a group of interchangeable friends she always hangs with -- until a new ‘tween enters her life. […] And as it goes with these movies directed at ‘tweens, there is a lesson worth learning."
• "’Tweens and their watchful parents, however, still aren’t quite ready for grown-up fare, and J-14 has taken advantage of this opening. It has just the right tone to reach them—puerile but non-threatening, lowbrow but chaste."
• "Teen and ‘tween consumers will be spending more than $76 billion this year on shoes and apparel that doesn’t come from the top designers."