boy

Example Sentences

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It also made clear that the boy remains missing, despite reports to the contrary.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Joining them is a boy of unknown provenance who, the others guess, was warned by his parents to keep silent and has never spoken since.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Marie adds: "We just didn't know it existed, because we can't understand how you can have such a healthy 20-year-old boy there and then not."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Paramedics transported the younger boy to Los Robles Medical Center.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Every man and boy from twenty miles around converged on Montezuma to see the Case Special.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck