doughboy

Example Sentences

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Boldúman –a German doughboy with Catalan flair, ridiculous and adorable– is one of Barcelona’s best stories, seldom heard beyond its borders.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

As the World War I doughboy song goes: They have seen Par-ee and don’t wanna return to the family farm.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2022

To understand the story of my own family’s doughboy, from his moments of heroism to the tragic turn of events that would haunt my grandmother for decades, I’d have to dig deeper still.

From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2018

Unshaped, it resembles a doughboy helmet that American soldiers wore in World War I.

From Washington Times • Mar. 11, 2018

No helping of “a thousand on a plate,” as doughboy might have expected, did Jane serve from the pot.

From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel