city boy

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

Shpudeiko is a city boy, born in Kyiv in 1985.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2023

And before you tell me I’m wilin’, you ask the next city boy you know when he’s seen a tumbleweed blow across the interstate before breakfast.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2023

"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

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