Synonyms
Examples of lad in a Sentence
Life was hard when I was a lad.
Well, lad, I hope you won't make the same mistake again!
He's a good lad at heart.
They can't treat us like that, can they, lads?!
Recent Examples on the Web
People still imagined them as the four lads from Help!
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
Seven decades after four lads from Liverpool formed a band, the Beatles remain a cultural juggernaut.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
While Fanning was an adorable tot in a Tide detergent ad, in Ireland Scott landed the role of a lad enjoying a bowl of Flahavan’s porridge.
—Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
Lohan stars as a book editor who’s in love with a dashing lad who is about to get married, but a wish made on an ancient stone sets in play a magical turn of events that change everything.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
No less absurd is the notion of its having been the fiefdom of a lad.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Fashioned by a woodcarver (David Bradley) grieving over the loss of his child, the little wooden puppet (Gregory Mann) is a rambunctious, willful lad who refuses to be caged or silenced.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2024
Four working-class Liverpool lads, jumping on their chance to break free from dreary old Europe, finally set loose in the America of their dreams.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2024
This place was incredible, and got to enjoy it with some good lads.
—Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
Seven decades after four lads from Liverpool formed a band, the Beatles remain a cultural juggernaut.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
While Fanning was an adorable tot in a Tide detergent ad, in Ireland Scott landed the role of a lad enjoying a bowl of Flahavan’s porridge.
—Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
Lohan stars as a book editor who’s in love with a dashing lad who is about to get married, but a wish made on an ancient stone sets in play a magical turn of events that change everything.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
No less absurd is the notion of its having been the fiefdom of a lad.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Fashioned by a woodcarver (David Bradley) grieving over the loss of his child, the little wooden puppet (Gregory Mann) is a rambunctious, willful lad who refuses to be caged or silenced.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2024
Four working-class Liverpool lads, jumping on their chance to break free from dreary old Europe, finally set loose in the America of their dreams.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2024
This place was incredible, and got to enjoy it with some good lads.
—Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
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“Lad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lad. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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noun1
: boy sense 1, youth
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