city boy

Example Sentences

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"He's this city boy in a small place," explained Locke.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

Collaborations with Rancho Humilde all-stars Fuerza Regida and Junior H lend the record an upbeat, city boy edge, but alongside Lux and Ivan Cornejo, their comrades in sadness, Eslabón Armado dive deeply into the blues.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2022

"So, it's sort of urban resort because... I'm a big city boy, but I'm a beach bum."

From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2022

I am, by all accounts, a bona fide city boy now.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2021

Of course being a city boy, I didn’t know what a mile was, but it felt like a mile.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck