boyhood

Example Sentences

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Scotland striker Lawrence Shankland says he is fulfilling his "dream" of joining "boyhood club" Rangers after completing his transfer from Scottish Premiership rivals Heart of Midlothian for what both clubs say are "undisclosed terms".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

And he says criticism from then manager Rafael Benitez contributed to his potential departure from his boyhood club.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

It’s an evolving boyhood, framed with unshowy elegance by cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub against the island’s flat, grassy, weather-rich horizons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Once we’ve shaken hands on this unavoidable tension, we can wrestle with Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael,” an open-hearted biopic of Jackson, extending from his boyhood in Gary, Ind., to the late-’80s tour for “Bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

And washing the sleep from my face, I remembered how for a time in my boyhood I would often awake before dawn and step outside on the front porch.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee