schoolboy

Example Sentences

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The schoolboy said it would be "quite unusual" to become the youngest amputee to complete the challenge and added he was proud of himself for signing up.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“The Boys of Dungeon Lane” begins with “As You Lie There,” his fond remembrances about a schoolboy crush.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

In “Conundrum,” Morris claimed that it had “seemed perfectly natural to me to play the girl’s role” in schoolboy romances at Lancing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

As a schoolboy, Norris wrote, he was shy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He glances at my identity card, then up at my LDV armband, with his schoolboy smirk.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin