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
His passion for journalism was first piqued in high school, when, as a boy scout on a flood relief mission in Fairbanks, he bonded with an Anchorage Daily News reporter.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
The preppy styles — ones that jarred in Nigo’s last two shows — were more thought out, like one boy scout scarf in multicolor knit, although it still felt a tad obvious.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2023
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
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
