boylike

Example Sentences

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His scientific interest in his illness was enormous�even though, boylike, he had a personal pride in the misfortune that had suddenly made him special.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its lure is the image of girls kicking ass, being boylike.

From Time Magazine Archive

Clarence, boylike, whistled his astonishment at the communication.

From The Red Miriok by Barnes, Anna M.

In spite of the Parson's experienced advice on my first trips, boylike, I ladened myself with blanket roll, cooking utensils and an unnecessary amount of food.

From A Mountain Boyhood by Comstock, Enos B. (Enos Benjamin)

When I found Toby didn’t die the minute he reached town, why, boylike, I took him off my mind and went with my Indians again.

From Rewards and Fairies by Kipling, Rudyard