boylike

Example Sentences

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His scientific interest in his illness was enormous�even though, boylike, he had a personal pride in the misfortune that had suddenly made him special.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its lure is the image of girls kicking ass, being boylike.

From Time Magazine Archive

This nettled Hilary, who, boylike, had no little idea of his importance in the world.

From In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" by Fenn, George Manville

By and by, on a gentle breeze springing up from the southward and westward, Master Bob, boylike, suggested their slipping the Zephyr’s moorings and going for a little sail out into the offing.

From Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel by Greene, John B.

The primary cause was the presence of the man by her side, the big man with the grave face, and the clear, boylike eyes.

From An Unknown Lover by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.