How to Use boy in a Sentence
boy
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Most boys would've touched her.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
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Could my boys close out a road win?
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
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And boy have these games been full of them.
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 18 June 2026
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Twin looked at the pay phone, then down at the dead boy.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
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At 26, your son is no longer a boy.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
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But boy, her dad sure is a runner.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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Two of our four boys were pretty sick.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
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The first seven kids born were boys.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Baby boys were wrapped in pink.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
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Those boys must have a sense of humor.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
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My boys are going to go to film school here.
—Brayden Garcia january 28, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026
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In both cases, a teenage boy was killed.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Ain’t nobody scared of them boys.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Opt for those boys boxer briefs.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
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One day, a boy named Travis is told to work with you.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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In the good old days, that boy's mouth would have been washed out with soap.
—Mark Mondier, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
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The three boys were approached by a masked man on the street.
—Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 17 July 2026
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Man and boy sit on a paved sidewalk and draw alien faces.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
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These boys are the ones who are out there giving it their all.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Things do not go so well for the trio of boys at the bottom.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Hank Green has been a knotty boy.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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Even a little boy walked up to her and asked to give her a hug.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
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One boy has his hand on Busfield’s.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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The Cullen boy had sunk his teeth into me.
—USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
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The Lancers boys are ranked third in the section.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
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The same rule applies to boys’ and men’s board shorts or swim trunks.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
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The same rule applies to boys’ and men’s board shorts or swim trunks.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
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That's a problem for a lot of young men and even some pre-teen boys.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
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Can't a girl just get paid, Benny boy?
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Joe is a young boy who just wants to play at the park with the other kids.
—Diane Debrovner, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
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