schoolboy

Example Sentences

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In “Conundrum,” Morris claimed that it had “seemed perfectly natural to me to play the girl’s role” in schoolboy romances at Lancing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

As a schoolboy, Norris wrote, he was shy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

A search of a local park for Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe was delayed because of "hostile" behaviour by some members of the public, an inquest has heard.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Another of the claimants, Baroness Lawrence, is the mother of the murdered black schoolboy Stephen Lawrence.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

I reread her message several times, grinning like a dopey schoolboy.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline