How to use choirboy in a sentence
Unlike so many in politics, Wilson never pretended to be a choir boy, never pretended to be anything other than what he was.
It originated in the idea of rewarding, after a religious fashion, the most deserving choir-boy or scholar of the church-school.
Curious Church Customs | VariousIncledon began as a choir boy in Exeter Cathedral, after which he went into the navy, where his voice developed into a fine tenor.
Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday | Henry C. LaheeDuring all the years that Joseph Haydn was a choir boy in Vienna, he had very little money to spend.
Stories of Great Musicians | Kathrine Lois ScobeyHer voice was not like a choir-boy's; her manner was not like the manner of an image; her eyes were not for ever cast down.
The Woman With The Fan | Robert Hichens
He likes to climb higher than all the other birds, just as if he were a little choir boy perched up in the organ loft.
The Child's Book of the Seasons | Arthur Ransome
British Dictionary definitions for choirboy
/ (ˈkwaɪəˌbɔɪ) /
one of a number of young boys who sing the treble part in a church choir
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