schoolboy

Example Sentences

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As a schoolboy, Norris wrote, he was shy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The schoolboy friends' relationship had deteriorated and they were rarely seen together, usually travelling separately to corporate events.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Trotsky was a dazzling speaker and a dandy who “never quite stopped being a clever schoolboy desperate to show others how much he had learned.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

A search of a local park for Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe was delayed because of "hostile" behaviour by some members of the public, an inquest has heard.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

I reread her message several times, grinning like a dopey schoolboy.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline