Life was hard when I was a lad.
Well, lad, I hope you won't make the same mistake again!
He's a good lad at heart.
They can't treat us like that, can they, lads?!
Recent Examples on the WebPeople had been asking him about a painting of a slender, shirtless lad.—André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024 The dream of every lad that ever threw a leg over a thoroughbred and the goal of all horsemen.—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024 Onscreen in Dublin, a pair of high-spirited lads lifted their shirts and exposed their bellies to America.—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 24 May 2024 As the son of a saddle maker, Kant would have led a workman’s life himself, had a pastor not suggested the bright lad deserved some higher education.—Susan Neiman, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lad
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