newsboy
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of newsboy
Example Sentences
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As plainclothes detective Tony Baretta, he swaggered through four gritty seasons in muscle shirts and a newsboy cap, with a snappy street patter and a pet cockatoo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
She had last visited the statues a year ago when the newsboy still stood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
He almost always appeared on camera wearing a hat, typically a wool newsboy or baseball cap.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2022
She had topped it with a newsboy cap, a wink to the fedoras of her youth.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2022
Then I lean over Tess, grab my beaten newsboy cap from the chair, and pull it on.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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