Wondering how to use Boy in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as girl or daughter.
Boy in a sentence
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Boy meaning
- A male child.
- A young man.
- A son of any age.
Synonyms of Boy
Using Boy
- The main meaning on this page is: A male child. | A young man. | A son of any age.
- Useful related words include: girl, daughter, man-child, male offspring.
- Possible Dutch translations are: boy, huisboy, nikker.
- In the example corpus, boy often appears in combinations such as: the boy, game boy, -year-old boy.
Context around Boy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Boy
- In this selection, "boy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, game, gud, puer, advance, micro and color stand out and add context to how "boy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include game boy micro game, micro game boy micro main, boy advance, boy color and boy pocket. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "boy" sits close to words such as contract, winter and mass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with boy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Why were you made head girl and boy, was there no boy that could be the head boy? (18 words)
Game Boy Micro Game Boy Micro main In September 2005, Nintendo released a second redesign of the Game Boy Advance. (20 words)
Unlike the previous Game Boy Advance models, Game Boy Micro is unable to support Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles. (21 words)
Game Boy Advance main The Game Boy Advance was a major upgrade to the Game Boy line In 2001, Nintendo released the Game Boy Advance (GBA or AGB), which added two shoulder buttons, a larger screen, and more computing power than the Game Boy Color. (45 words)
Even if this was bypassed by using a Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Light, or Super Game Boy, the game would not run, and an image on the screen would inform the user that the game is only compatible with Game Boy Color systems. (44 words)
Game Boy Player The Game Boy Player is a device released in 2003 by Nintendo for the GameCube which enables Game Boy (although Super Game Boy enhancements are ignored), Game Boy Color, or Game Boy Advance cartridges to be played on a television. (43 words)
Why were you made head girl and boy, was there no boy that could be the head boy? (18 words)
Games main The last Game Boy Color game released in Japan that was also compatible with the Game Boy and Super Game Boy was From TV Animation – One Piece: Maboroshi no Grand Line Boukenhen! (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Game Boy Player The Game Boy Player is a device released in 2003 by Nintendo for the GameCube which enables Game Boy (although Super Game Boy enhancements are ignored), Game Boy Color, or Game Boy Advance cartridges to be played on a television.
Game Boy Advance main The Game Boy Advance was a major upgrade to the Game Boy line In 2001, Nintendo released the Game Boy Advance (GBA or AGB), which added two shoulder buttons, a larger screen, and more computing power than the Game Boy Color.
Although the games on these cartridges are programmed in color, they can be played in monochrome on Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Light and Super Game Boy.
Even if this was bypassed by using a Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Light, or Super Game Boy, the game would not run, and an image on the screen would inform the user that the game is only compatible with Game Boy Color systems.
Game Boy Advance family Game Boy Advance Game Boy Advance main In Japan, on March 21, 2001, Nintendo released a significant upgrade to the Game Boy line.
Game Boy Micro Game Boy Micro main The third form of Game Boy Advance system, the Game Boy Micro is four and a half inches wide (10 cm), two inches tall (5 cm), and weighs 2.8 ounces (80g).
Prepositions can take two cases for their object: the accusative ("apud puerum" (with the boy), with "puerum" being the accusative form of "puer", boy) and the ablative ("sine puero" (without the boy), "puero" being the ablative form of "puer", boy).
The e-Reader works with the Game Boy Player and Game Boy Advance SP, but cannot fit into the Nintendo DS's Game Boy slot (however it can fit into the Nintendo DS Lite 's Game Boy slot).
Unlike the previous Game Boy Advance models, Game Boy Micro is unable to support Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles.
Also got NBA 2K24, as well as Sonic The Hedgehog on Game Boy Advance, because why not, I recently dug out my Game Boy Micro, so I figured I would start building a bit of a Game Boy Advance collection.
A selection of recipes for their famous joy-inducing sides, including Pastrami Fries, Jalapeño Poppers, and Millionaire Fries also feature in the book, along with some unexpected twists like the Pizza Boy, Sunday Roast British Boy, and The Christmas Boy.
He was a Gud boy, little troublesome but a gud boy, helped lots of old ladies crossed the street, had his ways but he was a gud boy.
The sheriff’s office said that victims included three stepsiblings of the boy: a 6-month-old baby boy, a 5-year-old girl, and a 6-year-old boy.
Why were you made head girl and boy, was there no boy that could be the head boy?
Don Quixote next "frees" a young boy tied to a tree and beaten by his master, and makes his master swear to treat the boy fairly; but the boy's beating is continued as soon as Quixote leaves.
Excluding game-specific variations, there are four types of cartridges compatible with Game Boy systems: * Grey cartridges (Also known as class A) are compatible with all Game Boy systems, excluding Game Boy Micro.
Game Boy Light main In April 1998, a variant of the Game Boy Pocket named Game Boy Light was exclusively released in Japan.
Game Boy Micro Game Boy Micro main In September 2005, Nintendo released a second redesign of the Game Boy Advance.
Game Boy Pocket main The Game Boy Pocket is a redesigned version of the original Game Boy having the same features released in 1996.
Games main The last Game Boy Color game released in Japan that was also compatible with the Game Boy and Super Game Boy was From TV Animation – One Piece: Maboroshi no Grand Line Boukenhen!
Phrases with boy
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with boy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the boy 102×
- game boy 89×
- -year-old boy 32×
- boy and 23×
- boy was 20×
- boy advance 18×
- boy color 13×
- boy in 13×
- boy oh 12×
- boy is 11×