schoolboy
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A 13-year-old schoolboy has made his voice-acting debut as Thomas the Tank Engine in a new animated series.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
There was also no evidence about any physical interaction between the schoolboy and anyone else during his journey from his south Belfast to the north.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Richmal Crompton’s chronicles of an English schoolboy and his misadventures began in 1922 and charmed readers for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
I will continue to wage this lonely battle as long as septuagenarian Angus Young is hopping around in schoolboy shorts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
He knew the schoolboy would huddle in that alley for a long while, weighing the shame of appearing half-dressed in the street with the need to get home and tell what had happened.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Like many schoolboys, I idolized Indiana Jones and James Bond for all the usual reasons, not least their double lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi's pacey documentary tells the real life story of the rescue of Pakistani schoolboys stranded hundreds of feet above a Himalayan valley in a rusting cable car when wires snap.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
A chorus of schoolboys who sang on a world-famous rendition of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem have been reunited, thanks to an advert in a local newspaper.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
In one shot, a crowd of schoolboys share their dreams with the camera.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
Pretend they were still boys, schoolboys who had said, "Sir, yes, Sir"-and worn caps?
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
