Example Sentences

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Boyfriends and girlfriends are allowed to visit, although none are allowed to stay overnight.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024

Boyfriends and relatives offer financial support only begrudgingly.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2023

Bass legend Pino Palladino contributes to two tracks, including "Daydreaming," which also samples the Brothers Johnson's "Ain't We Funkin' Now," while Ben Harper adds the plaintive and disorienting guitar to the folkish, harmony-heavy "Boyfriends."

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022

Boyfriends of Christmas Past In a new variation on Charles Dickens’ beloved yuletide spookfest “A Christmas Carol,” Catherine Haena Kim stars as Lauren, a marketing executive with a dubious romantic track record.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2021

Boyfriends are supposed to be the ultimate hype men.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera