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 year was 1994, and a handful of Irish lads were gathered at a hotel in Northern Ireland to celebrate Colin Cather’s pending nuptials.
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Abby Ellin, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Hurzeler had better hope his lads don’t fall behind.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
In fact, McCormack is working on his memoir, a story that begins with his days as a young lad tending sheep, pigs, horses, chickens and the occasional beef cow on his family’s farm.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
McMurtry Automotive Ten years since the company formed, the mad lads at McMurtry Automotive are bringing the record-setting Spéirling Pure hypercar to life.
—New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026
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Abby Ellin, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Hurzeler had better hope his lads don’t fall behind.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
In fact, McCormack is working on his memoir, a story that begins with his days as a young lad tending sheep, pigs, horses, chickens and the occasional beef cow on his family’s farm.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
McMurtry Automotive Ten years since the company formed, the mad lads at McMurtry Automotive are bringing the record-setting Spéirling Pure hypercar to life.
—New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Lad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lad. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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lad
noun1
: boy sense 1, youth
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