schoolboy

Example Sentences

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As a schoolboy, Norris wrote, he was shy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But Antonio told BBC Sport he "feels like a schoolboy again" as he looks to prove his fitness during his spell in the Qatar Stars League.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Trotsky was a dazzling speaker and a dandy who “never quite stopped being a clever schoolboy desperate to show others how much he had learned.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

It had to be recognized, after all, that I was still a schoolboy, with my schoolwork to do, and I was also expected to prepare at least one sermon a week.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin