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

The country’s vaccine mascot, Zé Gotinha — he looks like the Pillsbury doughboy on a diet — is an ever-present figure.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2021

The monument is one of 140 doughboy statues created by Ernest Moore “Dick” Viquesney.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2017

That evening, at officers' meeting, everyone was on the crest of the wave, "sitting on the world," as the doughboy puts it.

From Average Americans by Roosevelt, Theodore