sonny
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“She’d sing it in her own way to see if it fits, and she would say, ‘How does that sound, sonny?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025
“Come, sonny boy!” he heard her whisper, and with a smile he let go.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2016
Sony was meant to appeal to Americans--a nod to "sonny boy," which was a phrase that was popular in Japan during the 1950s.
From Inc ● Mar. 24, 2010
You'll have to wait until half-time for that sonny!
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2010
“But did you make me swear on the River Styx? No you didn’t. So it’s not binding. When you’re conducting business, sonny, you should always get a binding oath.”
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
Here are a few short extracts from the earlier letters:— 'Cheer up, my dear sonnies!
From James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports by James Gilmour
So work away, my sonnies, and give us more surprises of this sort as often as you like.'
From Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott
A sharp time for a man that, my sonnies; a very sharp time!
From Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school by Thomas Hardy
Ay, your pa’son comes by fate: ’tis heads or tails, like pitch-halfpenny, and no choosing; so we must take en as he is, my sonnies, and thank God he’s no worse, I suppose.”
From Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school by Thomas Hardy
Now stand stock-still there, my sonnies, one and all!
From Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school by Thomas Hardy
