boy

Example Sentences

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What’s your shoeshine boy story, or one someone told you about?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Outside the stadium a small net had been set up and any kid who could put the ball in the goal would be entered in a raffle to be a ball boy on the field.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

His mother had described him as being more like an eight-year-old boy.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

You may already know that a boy mom and a Boy Mom are two very different things.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

No, for the rest of his life, that little boy knew he’d never receive such a present.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold