schoolboy
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- schoolboyish adjective
Etymology
Origin of schoolboy
Example Sentences
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As a schoolboy, Norris wrote, he was shy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Trotsky was a dazzling speaker and a dandy who “never quite stopped being a clever schoolboy desperate to show others how much he had learned.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
He said his team experienced "a real sense of sadness" when Noah's body was found because they understood what he had gone through, and they knew "the steps" the schoolboy had taken.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Draco Malfoy, one of the schoolboy villains in the Harry Potter series, has become an unlikely New Year mascot.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
He chuckled quietly at the memory, like a schoolboy who has just played a particularly good practical joke.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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