office boy
Example Sentences
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The Davies family’s inherited wealth was derived from Ralph K. Davies, who began at Standard Oil of California as a 15-year-old office boy and rose to become the youngest director in the company’s history.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023
Despite being an advocate for education today, Sir Jack had no interest in school and left at 13, getting a job as an office boy soon after.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2020
After the war, he was hired as an assistant office boy at Simon & Schuster and eventually rose to sales manager, with a special eye for children's books.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2019
Mr. Hamilton, who had no interest in following his father into the British diplomatic service, entered films at 17 as a studio office boy.
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2016
An office boy came along to direct me.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
