Used in a Sentence

schoolboy

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for schoolboy.

Editorial note

Sure, because that schoolboy flipping off the officer was obviously a punk gangster Al-Qaeda sleeper agent suicide bomber.

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Parts of speech2

Quick take

A boy attending school.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of schoolboy gathered in one view.

noun

A boy attending school.

adjective

Characteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unaware.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for schoolboy.

noun

A boy attending school.

adjective

Characteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unaware.

Example sentences

1

Sure, because that schoolboy flipping off the officer was obviously a punk gangster Al-Qaeda sleeper agent suicide bomber.

2

This was no schoolboy on a dare, this was a political activist making a political point.

3

In the 40's, schoolboy and schoolgirls were told that brain was like a telephone exchange.

4

Newton did make advances towards women as a schoolboy in Lincoln, but never persisted.

5

When you miss the fact that Shakespeare is just full of eighth grade schoolboy humour, then you actually miss a lot of the point.

6

Yet the schoolboy mistake is made of confusing officers and agents.

7

I'm an ex referee, used to ref first grade club and schoolboy rugby in SEQ.

8

Mailer makes Aleister Crowley look like a prudish schoolboy.

9

Fueler of many a pubescent schoolboy's wet dreams.

10

This is a comic schoolboy fight among billionaires.

11

Of course, if that were true, we'd have many more billion-dollar startups and far fewer founders making schoolboy errors that could have been easily avoided.

12

The river of death has brimmed his banks, And England's far, and Honour a name, But the voice of a schoolboy rallies the ranks: 'Play up!

Quote examples

1

"Bzzzzzt" and "Schoolboy error" are not good peer review comments to hand out to the team.

2

Studdock has tried all his life to become part of that "Inner Ring," whether as a schoolboy, as part of the "Progressive Element" at Bracton, or in the (very ironically acronymmed) N.

3

On Linux when I mistype a password, I control-Z the "su" session and launch a new one instead of sitting around like a scolded schoolboy waiting for the binary to give me another chance.

Proper noun examples

1

Schoolboy stoners might smoke 2-3 a day.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use schoolboy in a sentence?

Sure, because that schoolboy flipping off the officer was obviously a punk gangster Al-Qaeda sleeper agent suicide bomber.

What does schoolboy mean?

A boy attending school.

What part of speech is schoolboy?

schoolboy is commonly used as noun, adjective.