boys

Example Sentences

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A 2024 dormitory fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri county killed 21 boys, prompting government promises of nationwide school safety audits and prosecutions, though it remains unclear whether the measures were implemented.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The sentences are being referred to the Court of Appeal, after an outcry when the boys were given youth rehabilitation orders.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Other girls seemed to fit right in or were liked by boys.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

One of the victims, now 16, she said she and her family wanted the sentences to be changed, and the boys sent to jail, saying the sentences amounted to a "slap on the wrist".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

I ask, so deep in my work that for a moment I wonder whether Grover Cleveland is a name of one of the boys that I’d somehow forgotten.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse