Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sonny
Noun
  • Often, wealthy parents pay Riley, a director and senior admissions consultant at Ivy Academic Prep, to help guide their kids when applying for college.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 30 June 2025
  • The hilarious comedian brings the heat (and the guilt trips) in her Hulu debut special, taking aim at husbands, kids, in-laws, and anyone who dares question an Indian mom’s wisdom.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Three other local lads have benefited from the high-tech training facility funded by owner-chairman Tony Bloom and opened in 2014, three years after Brighton opened their 32,000-seater Amex Stadium.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 June 2025
  • As Will Byers, audiences watched with rapt attention as the young lad was abducted into the Upside Down, falling victim to the Mind Flayer.
    Maria Yagoda, People.com, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • In his block was another teenager — Elie Wiesel — who would go on to write about his experience in the Holocaust in the memoir Night and later received the Nobel Peace Prize.
    Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 30 June 2025
  • The film sees Steamboat Willie’s first mate, Minnie, go on a killing spree when seeking revenge against the childhood bullies who tortured her as a teenager.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 June 2025
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“Sonny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sonny. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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