The phrase "a boy will be" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing future actions, states, or characteristics of a boy.
Example: "A boy will be a great leader one day if he continues to work hard and stay focused."
Alternatives: "a boy is going to be" or "a boy shall be".
A boy will be there, too.
Even the electric trains he had as a boy will be circling the perimeter of the ceiling.
Staten Island OutLoud: 'Moby-Dick' (Saturday) A place that was said to be a favorite of the author Herman Melville when he visited as a boy will be the setting for an annual outdoor reading of excerpts from Melville's "Moby-Dick," presented by the group Staten Island OutLoud, at 6 30 p.m.; musical accompaniment will be provided by the Staten Island Philharmonic Orchestra.
After two rounds of voting by the Supreme Council of Bishops, the names of three candidates, written on paper, will be placed in a jar, and a boy will be chosen to select one of the names, said Youssef Sidhom, who sits on the church lay council and is the editor in chief of Watani, a newspaper that deals with Coptic concerns.
In ten years the most popular baby name for a boy will be Maeysun and the most popular name for girls will be Madysin-kenzee.
His mother is clearly distressed; his father seems unconcerned, offering a "boys will be boys" sort of dismissal.
In an interview with The Washington Post in 1980, she castigated what she called a "boys will be boys" attitude toward sexual harassment.
Like any parent, she wants to protect her boys from knowing too much about violence – but she is distinctly aware that a boys will be boys attitude is not a luxury her sons can afford.
Instead of anything like true remorse, Trump offered what amounts to a "boys will be boys" defense.
When Favre, as a married man, was part of the "Three Amigos" with Frank Winters and Mark Chmura running around in Wisconsin, there was a "boys will be boys" reaction to their carousing.
It wasn't too long ago that Chris Selley took a "boys will be boys" defense to defend the alleged rapists who have not been arrested or tried while taking a shot at Anonymous for trying to get involved.
