lad

Example Sentences

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In addition to being named Orson, the lad has chronic gastrointestinal distress and plays the bassoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The lad is only 10 years old, though, so he’ll have to wait: Nobody under 12 is allowed to fly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

He said you could always count on him in a game and you could always depend on him off the pitch as well, because he was an absolutely fantastic lad.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

He was a great lad to have around off the pitch but was not afraid to speak his mind to me either.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

But the driver, Michael, was a cheerful West Indian lad who took my case and made a fuss of sliding the front passenger seat forward for me.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan