lad

Example Sentences

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Brendan Flynn, owner of The Kiln coffee shop in Stewartby, said the resort was a "dream come true" for a local lad, but was concerned big chains could move in and take over.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

I've been around barbecues, been in the pubs watching as a young lad, and there's nothing better than having that opportunity to play in them.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

"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

We've not seen anything like this since Methuselah was a lad.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“It’s not because I’m a lad that they let me keep my boots,” he said, with just as much outrage in his voice as I must have had in mine.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein