boyhood
Example Sentences
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"Inaki Williams always says, 'my dream is to be able to say I spent my entire career playing for my boyhood club'," adds Parry.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Seated in front of the camera in a Newcastle shirt and surrounded by posters of his idols, including Beardsley, viewers might have felt he was destined to one day represent his boyhood club.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
But Mr. O’Brien, the author of “Charlie Hustle,” an outstanding biography on Pete Rose, goes deep on Mr. Bird’s sometimes gothic boyhood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
Eberechi Eze was destined for a move to Tottenham until the Gunners swooped in at the last minute to bring him back to his boyhood club.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
Neither Dumbledore nor Grindelwald ever seems to have referred to this brief boyhood friendship in later life.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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