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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This reporter is old enough to remember being a young lad, watching trailers before a different feature, seeing the first coming attraction for Die Hard and hearing the audience snicker at the concept of David Addison as the next Rambo.
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 31 May 2025
The Tottenham lads had flights, so Glenn Hoddle rented us his hire car — after some hard bargaining.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Dickinson’s a London lad who determined a long time ago to show that the streets of his native city are not paved with gold.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2025
The Un Certain Regard selection centers on Colin, a shy London lad played by Harry Melling, who encounters the smoldering and charismatic leader of a motorcycle club named Ray, Skarsgard, on Christmas Eve at a local pub.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 31 May 2025
The Tottenham lads had flights, so Glenn Hoddle rented us his hire car — after some hard bargaining.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Dickinson’s a London lad who determined a long time ago to show that the streets of his native city are not paved with gold.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2025
The Un Certain Regard selection centers on Colin, a shy London lad played by Harry Melling, who encounters the smoldering and charismatic leader of a motorcycle club named Ray, Skarsgard, on Christmas Eve at a local pub.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
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“Lad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lad. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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lad
noun1
: boy sense 1, youth
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