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
She said, “What you got there, sonny boy?”
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
"Pull starboard, sonnies," sang out old Captain Dear, his grey chin whiskers bristling with joy in the light of the round lantern which he held aloft.
From "And they thought we wouldn't fight" by Floyd Gibbons
"Then," said the fiddler, "I'll venture to name that the right and proper thing is 'The Soldier's Joy'—there being a gallant soldier married into the farm—hey, my sonnies, and gentlemen all?"
From Far from the Madding Crowd 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
"Spoasing you go out, Bill and Sam, my sonnies," said Cap'n Jack.
From The Birthright by Joseph Hocking
“Hullo, my sonnies, here you be, then!” said Reuben Dewy at length, standing up and blowing forth a vehement gust of breath.
From Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school by Thomas Hardy
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