boner

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boner
Noun
  • For KATSEYE‘s Megan, that revelation arrived not during the live reveal or from celebratory screams, but in the glow of KATSEYE’s group chat.
    Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The teenage girl riding behind Chris and Cassie Evins on the Mamba let out a dramatic scream as the roller coaster zipped down the track last month.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In an Instagram post recapping her evening at New York's American Museum of Natural History, Graham included a pre-carpet photo of her posing topless and revealing the layers of boob tape used to support her breasts.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Jennifer Lawrence would like a surgeon’s help getting back to some version of her prebaby boobs.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Howl at the moon, like your new howler, capuchin and spider monkey neighbors!
    Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • On an island off Panama, male capuchins were observed repeatedly abducting baby howlers.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • Reminded of a financial blunder?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The series had so many moments — center fielders trucking left fielders, base-running blunders, walk offs, extra-innings games.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Columbia University has been one of the most notorious campuses that has faced anti-Israel riots and demonstrations.
    Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The demonstrations peaked in June, when Portland police declared one a riot.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Pittsburgh’s defense bottled up running back Jonathan Taylor and sacked quarterback Daniel Jones five times while forcing him into three interceptions and two fumbles.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The sophomore from Detroit came off the edge to force a Fifita fumble.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The Spartans got the last laugh for now, too, taking both games.
    Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Katz said, feigning familiarity with the leader’s influence and drawing laughs from the audience.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The story was updated because an earlier version had an inaccuracy.
    Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Even McCarthy, who completed 14 of 25 passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns (plus a rushing touchdown), mentioned inaccuracies and his inability to throttle down outside of the pocket.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Boner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boner. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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