water boy

Example Sentences

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He drove the golf carts, acted as a water boy, and looked like he had a blast.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023

Jonathan Ogden of St. Albans may be the best football player the region ever produced, but he played offensive tackle, a position about as likely to win the Heisman as water boy.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022

For a brief time, I was the rock ’n’ roll water boy to my masses of fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2022

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

Later I asked questions and found that the water boy was missing; I ran to the office and was hired.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright