water boy
Example Sentences
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He saw it in Bowden even before high school, as early as the fifth grade, when all of the kid’s energy was zeroed in on being the best possible water boy he could be.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025
He drove the golf carts, acted as a water boy, and looked like he had a blast.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023
Unable to play football, he was the team’s water boy.
From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2023
When he was 12, Mr. Poitier quit school and became a water boy for a crew of pick-and-shovel laborers.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2022
Rowdy was our star quarterback and kicker and middle linebacker, and I was the loser water boy, and we lost to Reardan by the score of 45-0.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
