boy

Example Sentences

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Mark Davis was just 13 years old when he perished in a juvenile detention facility for Black boys in the eastern US state of Maryland some 140 years ago.

From Barron's

But one of the beautiful surprises for this Midwestern boy has been the warmth of the welcome I’ve received in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was positive that her golden boy could return from the grave and believed in the power of the Fox sisters’ mediumship to make that happen.

From Literature

The boy was raised in Seoul to believe that his father is the actor Idris Elba, whom he has never met either.

From Los Angeles Times

Some enforced, players stepped up to the plate but we didn't throw in 16-year-olds... these boys have played in the team and have shown they're capable of winning games.

From BBC