homeboy

Example Sentences

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“I remembered my homeboy that lived in the neighborhood. I had to go through some woods to his house with the album,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023

We attended the same middle school, lost touch during our high school years, and then reunited when she moved two doors down from me with her cousin, my homeboy.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022

Indeed, over the years, the Israeli-American chef Alon Shaya has earned New Orleans homeboy status while slinging labneh and high-end hummus in the land of jambalaya and crawfish étouffée.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

“You can take the homeboy out the hood,” says Humilde, flashing his Cartier watch.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2021

And, funny enough, Berry’s little brother was my homeboy, English.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds