schoolboy
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In his 2002 autobiography, “Interesting Times,” Hobsbawm claimed not to remember any personal antisemitism as a schoolboy in Vienna.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
And of course I made the schoolboy error: Day before, we did a run-through and they said, “Do you want to put your speech on the prompter?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
She said the schoolboy was supported by the "love, prayers and encouragement of his family, friends, school and wider community".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
“The Boys of Dungeon Lane” begins with “As You Lie There,” his fond remembrances about a schoolboy crush.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
He was a compliant Catholic schoolboy who sold furniture at a department store to help pay for college before taking a job at a suburban high school.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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
Based on an original novel by William Golding, it follows a group of schoolboys stranded on a tropical island after a deadly plane crash.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
"Hanging by a Wire" tells the story of the nail-biting race to save schoolboys dangling from a stranded cable car in the Himalayan foothills.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
Five Scottish schoolboys are enjoying internet fame after a video of them singing Wham's Last Christmas into a Ring doorbell went viral.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
On the mantelpiece were photographs of two schoolboys with round, smiling faces.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
