Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sonny
Noun
  • Remember that viewers are often half-listening while making breakfast or corralling kids.
    Jennifer Acree, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • The amount of time that kids and their parents right beside them spend watching Cocomelon and the rest of our product is enormous.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • His nephew-in-law, Lovick P. Miles Jr., a lad home for the Christmas holidays, was with us.
    Nash Buckingham, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
  • But for his young lead Williams, who plays Spike, a young lad living with his mother (Comer) and father (Taylor-Johnson) in a small island community of survivors, the entire experience was a first.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • With 19-year-old Jobe Bellingham following in his brother’s footsteps in making the move to Borussia Dortmund, there is an opportunity for the teenager to make an instant impact.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • The average teenager in the U.S. spends nearly five hours per day on social media, according to a 2023 Gallup poll; those who spend more than three hours on it daily have double the risk of depression and anxiety.
    Charlotte Alter, Time, 18 June 2025
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“Sonny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sonny. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.

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