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The phrase "a lad of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a young boy or man, often in a literary or informal context.
Example: "He was a lad of great promise, always eager to learn and explore the world around him."
Alternatives: "a young man of" or "a boy of".
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His current salary is 25 thousand a week, or about $2.1 million a year, not a bad number for a lad of 19 — but far behind someone like Vinny Testaverde, the American football player who recently signed a three-year, $6.5 million a year contract with the New York Jets team.
"Like a lad of 28.
"I've got a lad of nine.
A lad of twelve applied for the job.
Mr. Zinczenko is but a lad of 33.
I remember things about my youth when I was a lad of 100.
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Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself--a lad of about 19.
You grab a hoe; I'll be playing the role of a lad on a course of prescription-grade chillaxatives.
Morris is the son of a doctor, a lad with a choice ahead of him.
He looked out and saw that the desperado was a colored lad of about six, wearing a Confederate cap.
Before marrying Benazir, Zardari had a reputation as "a bit of a lad," as the British say.
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