Example sentences for: boyish

How can you use “boyish” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Before the crash, the boyish, gap-toothed Brinkley was known primarily as a Michael Beschloss-in-waiting, a telegenic historian fielding calls from the cable news networks.

  • Going for him: 1) infectious charisma as seen at his terrific performance at the Grammys and which is constantly on display on MTV; 2) boyish good looks--he was named one of People 's "50 Most Beautiful People"; and 3) he's friends with Madonna.

  • Spader is a bit too sincere and boyish to play the jaded libertine Ballard, but he's a fine actor and unquestionably game.

  • The latest version of the swashbuckling legend makes critics wax nostalgic for the era "when boyish adventure films still had their innocence" (Janet Maslin, the New York Times ). This time an aging Zorro (Anthony Hopkins) passes the mask to Antonio Banderas.

  • There was a sweet and goofy nostalgia in many of today's responses, recalling boyish sexual stirrings in a nonexistent time without today's easy access to pornography.


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