boy

Example Sentences

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"You can do it, big boy!" read one.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

“Not my child! Not my boy! Not my baby!”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

Green nonchalantly walked out of the cage as batting practice ended, his dad in his ear from a distance yelling: “Yeah, my boy! Yeah, my boy!”

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022

"It's a body, once you see it, you realize it's whatever, it's a boy!" he said on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live After Show."

From Salon • May 10, 2022

“Stop gaping, boy! Go shower and dress! Comb your hair! My last image of you, and you show me messy hair?”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan