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?!
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The tifo had been made before the club agreed to let their homegrown lad, born six miles from Villa Park, join Saturday’s opponents.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
The Boyfriend Jersey, Derby Shorts and Porter LS Top are nods to ’90s lad style, while the Dean Cardigan and Trinity Kilt lend a preppy contrast.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Aug. 2025
But there are also five or six other young lads who also play tonight.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
To deal with the scrutiny, the Solihull lad would recall a phrase Steve Burns used to tell him.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
The Boyfriend Jersey, Derby Shorts and Porter LS Top are nods to ’90s lad style, while the Dean Cardigan and Trinity Kilt lend a preppy contrast.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Aug. 2025
But there are also five or six other young lads who also play tonight.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
To deal with the scrutiny, the Solihull lad would recall a phrase Steve Burns used to tell him.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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“Lad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lad. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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lad
noun1
: boy sense 1, youth
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