boylike

Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

In spite of the Parson's experienced advice on my first trips, boylike, I ladened myself with blanket roll, cooking utensils and an unnecessary amount of food.

From A Mountain Boyhood by Comstock, Enos B. (Enos Benjamin)

I was layin' in the hay, an' boylike, the tears was rollin' down.

From The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills by Moore, John Trotwood

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