boyhood

Example Sentences

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Alexander-Arnold made a high profile move from boyhood club Liverpool to European giants Real Madrid last summer, but the transfer has not gone exactly to plan.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Seated in front of the camera in a Newcastle shirt and surrounded by posters of his idols, including Beardsley, viewers might have felt he was destined to one day represent his boyhood club.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The novel’s title applies to Jody, too, who is similarly poised between boyhood and manhood until Flag’s death pushes him over his own state line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Eberechi Eze was destined for a move to Tottenham until the Gunners swooped in at the last minute to bring him back to his boyhood club.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

From Jackson, Mississippi, came a report yesterday from Edward Robertson, editor of the Jackson Daily Star, regarding Bigger Thomas’ boyhood there.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright