schoolboy
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In his 2002 autobiography, “Interesting Times,” Hobsbawm claimed not to remember any personal antisemitism as a schoolboy in Vienna.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
And of course I made the schoolboy error: Day before, we did a run-through and they said, “Do you want to put your speech on the prompter?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
She said the schoolboy was supported by the "love, prayers and encouragement of his family, friends, school and wider community".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
A painting produced by an eight-year-old schoolboy is to be shown before all UK screenings of Toy Story 5.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
He knew the schoolboy would huddle in that alley for a long while, weighing the shame of appearing half-dressed in the street with the need to get home and tell what had happened.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
The pair, who met as schoolboys in Bushey, Hertfordshire, found themselves acting as unlikely cultural ambassadors, introducing western pop music to audiences unfamiliar with it.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Like many schoolboys, I idolized Indiana Jones and James Bond for all the usual reasons, not least their double lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi's pacey documentary tells the real life story of the rescue of Pakistani schoolboys stranded hundreds of feet above a Himalayan valley in a rusting cable car when wires snap.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
In one shot, a crowd of schoolboys share their dreams with the camera.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
“What do you take us for, mister? A couple of them schoolboys? You expect us to believe these here cans shoot up in the air and explode in color?”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
