boy scout

Example Sentences

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In August, a boy scout troop hiking in the Emigrant Wilderness north of Yosemite National Park came upon a 78-year old man who had spent a night without food, water or shelter in the mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

The former boy scout said many people are wondering how they would’ve fared in the situation, and what they could do to prepare for something similar.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2022

But for Buzz, a lantern-jawed boy scout with a penchant for dramatically narrating his mission logs, moving on with his life would be tantamount to admitting failure — something he refuses to do.

From The Verge • Jun. 18, 2022

We were away for a few days in one of his favourite spots, where he'd stayed decades before as a boy scout on his first night away from family in Hull.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2022

So, because of my brother, whose existence was not even acknowledged, I had to be a good boy scout.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz