schoolboy
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Richmal Crompton’s chronicles of an English schoolboy and his misadventures began in 1922 and charmed readers for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
A schoolboy named Waldham slipped off the cliffs after a scrum with friends and broke his arm in 1881.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The prime suspect at the time was 15-year-old schoolboy Ross, but without sufficient evidence the case went cold.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Moses Itauma was still a schoolboy when he would turn up at boxing gyms in his uniform and give seasoned professionals a hiding.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
He was, after all, the Prime Minister and did not appreciate being made to feel like an ignorant schoolboy.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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
Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi's pacey documentary tells the real life story of the rescue of Pakistani schoolboys stranded hundreds of feet above a Himalayan valley in a rusting cable car when wires snap.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
A chorus of schoolboys who sang on a world-famous rendition of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem have been reunited, thanks to an advert in a local newspaper.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
In one shot, a crowd of schoolboys share their dreams with the camera.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
“What do you take us for, mister? A couple of them schoolboys? You expect us to believe these here cans shoot up in the air and explode in color?”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
