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

Indeed, boylike he immediately showed much more concern over a possible injury to his motorcycle than he gave any thought to himself.

From The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France by Marlow, Ralph

So, boylike, I resolved, in my great love for Shakoona, to try and kill that bear.

From Winter Adventures of Three Boys by Laughlin, J. E.

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