Examples of lad in a Sentence
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?!
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And all because of stories this very best lad had written!
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
However, adopted son Carter (Finn Little) is a strapping lad now and even has a girlfriend.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
The year was 1994, and a handful of Irish lads were gathered at a hotel in Northern Ireland to celebrate Colin Cather’s pending nuptials.
—Abby Ellin, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Hurzeler had better hope his lads don’t fall behind.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
However, adopted son Carter (Finn Little) is a strapping lad now and even has a girlfriend.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
The year was 1994, and a handful of Irish lads were gathered at a hotel in Northern Ireland to celebrate Colin Cather’s pending nuptials.
—Abby Ellin, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Hurzeler had better hope his lads don’t fall behind.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Lad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lad. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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lad
noun1
: boy sense 1, youth
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