boners

plural of boner

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boners
Noun
  • The riots lasted for days, and hundreds of people were killed, with Black residents being a primary target.
    USA Today, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • South Africa’s history of violent anti-immigration riots stretches back to 2009, peaking again in 2015, 2019, and 2021, with the socioeconomic backdrop as the key driver.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Margaret left and came back in a new bra, the straps of which could be hooked together into an X across her back to draw her boobs toward the center of her chest.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
  • Her legs weren't as shapely; her knees were chubby; her thighs too thick; her boobs not large enough.
    Staff Author, InStyle, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • The delighted screams were coming from a man wearing a Mexico soccer jersey in the first row.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Alicent fights back and is ultimately rescued by Grand Maester Orwyle, who hears her screams.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Sometimes this was committed to good, such as the Marshall Plan and the Peace Corps, and sometimes to ill, as in a series of military blunders meant to quash godless Communism.
    Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
  • Colorado's rally offset a pair of baserunning blunders that ended the eighth.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • This was an era in which a still-unknown Brooks would show up late to the writer’s room—a habit that drove his colleagues nuts—and then get the biggest laughs out of them anyway.
    Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • The laughs never stop coming, and in a season that will reward originals and adaptations alike, this is the writing voters will remember when casting their ballots in January.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Meta has countered that Wynn-Williams violated her agreement and wrote a book filled with inaccuracies.
    Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Datasets with issues like poor formatting, inaccuracies, inconsistencies, biases and duplicates are inherently bad.
    Imran Aftab, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • On dinner tables frequented by Brussels sprouts, meatloaf is the well-meaning uncle whose knee-slappers are beloved, but not particularly hip.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In the games so far, there have been quite a few fumbles and an apparent slackness of mind and limb.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
  • Despite a record-flirting sack season and excellent production against the run in 2025, the Broncos tied for the second-fewest fumbles recovered of any NFL defense last year.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
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“Boners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boners. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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