How to Use water boy in a Sentence

water boy

noun
  • That created more chances to bring up the water boy gig ahead of the big game.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • For all his memories playing for Swainsboro, one of Smith’s favorite times around the program came from his water boy career.
    Jack Leo, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • Everyone — from the coach Mike McDaniel to the players to even the water boys — was seemingly at fault for such a lopsided loss.
    C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In an interview posted on Indiana’s official website, Mendoza mentioned just about everyone short of the water boy when he was merely asked about his wide receivers.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
  • He is also said to have been a water boy and manservant to an Anderson family member who was a Confederate soldier during the Civil War.
    John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026

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