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Explore Lad through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like chap or sonny. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Lad in a sentence

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Lad meaning

  1. A boy or young man.
  2. A hedonistic or irresponsible young man; A Jack the lad.
  3. A familiar term of address for a young man.

Synonyms of Lad

chap male child sonny boy sonny laddie cub male person male cuss blighter fella gent feller fellow boy

Related words

Other words often associated with Lad or its synonyms:

tormentor female pest persecutor gadfly tormenter man girl tyro labourer ghent virile

Using Lad

  • The main meaning on this page is: A boy or young man. | A hedonistic or irresponsible young man; A Jack the lad. | A familiar term of address for a young man.
  • Useful related words include: chap, male child, sonny boy, sonny.
  • In the example corpus, lad often appears in combinations such as: young lad, the lad, lad who.

Context around Lad

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

shropshire 2× leeds 1× leprechaun 1× big 1× young 1× boss 1× rich 1× little 1× honest 1× chatty 1×

Often after:

main 1× culture 1× kyal 1× carrying 1× himself 1× first 1× aidan 1×

Sentence patterns with Lad

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a big lad with bundles 1× a cracking lad to work 1× a local lad who has 1× a shropshire lad ii loveliest 1× a shropshire lad main a 1× a young lad 1× ambitious rich lad and a 1× and lad kyal s 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a good employee 1× a local lad 1× ampadu however is 1× and lad kyal 1× anyone with fifty 1× as a lad 1×

Common sentence endings:

16 155 votes 1× a young lad 1× boat at fisherrow 1× bundles of energy 1× called lad culture 1× chores were finished 1×

Words around Lad

Just before it in the word index:

laczynski 4 lacy 125 lacustris 2 lacustrine 3 lacus 4 lacure 2

Just after it in the word index:

lada 22 ladach 2 ladagnous 2 ladainian 6 ladak 3 ladakh 220

Similar in corpus frequency:

adventurous 307 alta 307 arranging 307 axes 307 cascade 307 checkout 307

Corpus analysis for Lad

  • In this selection, "lad" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, shropshire, leeds, leprechaun, main, culture and kyal stand out and add context to how "lad" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a big lad with bundles and a cracking lad to work. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lad" sits close to words such as adventurous, alta and arranging, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lad

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Dan said: "Jude you look boss lad. (7 words)

And lad Kyal's hairdo was deemed amusing too. (9 words)

Bailey is a big lad with bundles of energy. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Featuring favourite characters from the hit TV show, it will feature the usual mix of topical Northern Ireland humour, and up-to-the-minute satirical stand-up from “the lad himself”, Tim McGarry, plus the odd song or two. (39 words)

Poetry A Shropshire Lad main '''A Shropshire Lad II: Loveliest of trees, the cherry now''' Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide. (38 words)

A good employee knows their worth and won’t stick around long where they feel excluded from any workplace cliques or having to put up with behaviour that can be intimidating, such as so called “lad culture”. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Witnesses described Nee saying "please don't", "don't lad" and "lad, what are you doing?" as the gunman bore down on him.

Poetry A Shropshire Lad main '''A Shropshire Lad II: Loveliest of trees, the cherry now''' Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide.

A good employee knows their worth and won’t stick around long where they feel excluded from any workplace cliques or having to put up with behaviour that can be intimidating, such as so called “lad culture”.

A local lad who has given such long and loyal service to United and whose defensive capabilities have been second to none.

Ampadu, however, is the closest thing we have seen to profile since Marcelo Bielsa transformed the Leeds lad in 2018.

And lad Kyal's hairdo was deemed amusing too.

Anyone with fifty bucks can go to Party City and buy a standard-issue leprechaun lad or lass costume.

As a lad of about five, I was given the privilege of going fishing when my chores were finished.

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At the foot of the ladder, Davaroc grabbed his staff-sword from the lad carrying it and cast aside his dark grey cloak before dismissing the boy.

Bailey is a big lad with bundles of energy.

Ballari fell into the hands of the BJP with Mr. Somashekhar Reddy beat Mr. Lad by 16,155 votes.

Caroline added: “It’s pretty awesome for a young lad.

Dan said: "Jude you look boss lad.

Enters Ahn Min Hyuk (), an ambitious, rich lad, and a supernatural office romance is born.

Featuring favourite characters from the hit TV show, it will feature the usual mix of topical Northern Ireland humour, and up-to-the-minute satirical stand-up from “the lad himself”, Tim McGarry, plus the odd song or two.

He added: "I saw him stab the lad first and then the woman.

Helen kissed her little lad as he chuckled for the camera.

Honest Lad Aidan McLaren and Honest Lass Ellen Brown headed out on to the Forth in the 'Fairnies,' the last working fishing boat at Fisherrow.

However, he is a friendly, chatty lad who likes a fuss.

I bet Declan is a cracking lad to work with and popular with his team-mates and great to manage.

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Common combinations with lad

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lad" in a sentence?
An example: "Witnesses described Nee saying "please don't", "don't lad" and "lad, what are you doing?" as the gunman bore down on him." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "lad" from authentic English texts.
What does "lad" mean?
Lad means: A boy or young man.
What are synonyms of "lad"?
Common synonyms of "lad" include: chap, male child, sonny boy, sonny, laddie, cub, male person, male. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "lad" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "lad", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.