lad

Example Sentences

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"I was sitting there thinking, 'three years ago that young lad was playing for me', and now I was watching him changing the game on 'Super Sunday' on the TV," said Dorrian.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

A local lad, with the world at his feet, committed to Old Trafford for another five years.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

In addition to being named Orson, the lad has chronic gastrointestinal distress and plays the bassoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

They lost a high-quality academy product, a lad from Whitley Bay who came through Wallsend Boys Club.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Robin, looking over his shoulder, saw Geoffrey Atte-Water, the same lad he had first seen limping through the corridors of St. Mark’s.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli