city boy

Example Sentences

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And all those people who insisted that they couldn’t stand a city boy fell in love with the rich, braggadocious New Yorker.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

"He's this city boy in a small place," explained Locke.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

Pietro, the restless, openhearted city boy who narrates “The Eight Mountains,” a tender story about love and friendship, is 11 years old when the movie begins.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

"So, it's sort of urban resort because... I'm a big city boy, but I'm a beach bum."

From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2022

Calvin seemed to be the most congenial of them, and followed the introductions with a command to King Walker to “get this city boy some shoes for his feet.”

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison