schoolboy

Example Sentences

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“The Boys of Dungeon Lane” begins with “As You Lie There,” his fond remembrances about a schoolboy crush.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

In “Conundrum,” Morris claimed that it had “seemed perfectly natural to me to play the girl’s role” in schoolboy romances at Lancing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

I like the idea that he was still a schoolboy wearing his shorts and his sandals, although I think that's ripping the proverbial out of it.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

As a schoolboy, Norris wrote, he was shy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

If he kissed her hand, it was to bid her good night; he did it with a schoolboy look on his face that drained all romanticism from the gesture.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende