schoolboy

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Recent Examples of schoolboy Ben’s college teammates mingled with his friends from high school, the latter having traveled from Hoover, Alabama, to tell stories of Ben’s stardom as a schoolboy phenom. Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025 As an Oviedo resident and schoolboy, joining Gijón’s academy certainly brought scrutiny from schoolmates. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025 The four-part fictional series tells the story of a schoolboy named Jamie, played by Cooper, who is accused of murdering a female classmate. Laura Yuen, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025 On Sanday, another one of the Orkney Islands, a warship connected to the American Revolution was uncovered on a beach by a schoolboy. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for schoolboy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolboy
Noun
  • Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.
    Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • According to attorneys, Coleman, his teammate, and two other teenagers were passing around a gun for fun when it was accidentally fired.
    Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The core audience is not teenagers.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The al-Roj camp also houses Shamima Begum, the London schoolgirl who ran away at the age of 15 to join ISIS in 2015 and was subsequently stripped of her British citizenship.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
  • An only child of negligent parents, Mihich identified with the Roald Dahl character Matilda, a precocious schoolgirl who learns to fend for herself against sometimes cruel adults.
    Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • And if veteran starters get injured or underperform, youngsters such as Christian Scott and Jonah Tong are positioned to emerge.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Leo, Emma and John were among the youngsters between 6 and 12 playing games, doing art projects, and taking afternoon field trips Monday through Friday from the Belvidere Recreation Center in Waukegan, keeping them busy during spring break.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • From Amazon Big Spring deals our readers love and discounts on top outdoor tools and lawn equipment at The Home Depot to tech deals at Best Buy and rare spring savings on Bluetti power stations, here's what to shop right now.
    Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Each year, readers are invited to nominate and vote for their favorite local businesses in dozens of categories.
    Community's Choice Awards, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • One morning, Amber Lowrey, the sister of a defendant named Savanna Batten, showed up early after dropping her kids off at school.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
  • And kids were harmed and kids died.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • People avoided workplaces and students missed school.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
  • School staff play a vital role in guiding and supporting students, and this loss is deeply felt by both colleagues and students alike.
    Tony Aiello, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Most adults: 1,000 milligrams (mg) After menopause: 1,200 mg Children ages 4 to 8: 1,000 mg Children and adolescents ages 9 to 18: 1,300 mg 3.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2026
  • An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026

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“Schoolboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolboy. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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