Sentence examples for time when boys from inspiring English sources

I wore special boots at a time when boys wore shorts.

I'm already thinking of 16 years' time, when boys come knocking on the door.

And in that delicate time when boys begin to search out same-sex friendships, he was lost.

But Tewksbury, in those days, was still balancing on the edge of innocence, a time when boys "sipped beer" and people left their doors unlocked.

Remorseless cheerleading for female stories can take you back to a time when boys were denied dollies and pink wallpaper was compulsory for girls.

'That's the time when boys really need their mother because in a way she's your first girlfriend and she instils a sense of self-confidence in you.

Maybe it was that she smiled in a particularly nonhostile way at a time when boy-girl relations were still perilous?

A time when boy bands were on the rise with groups like Menudo and New Kids on the Block -- but there something special about New Edition that captivated millions with their music.

To the Editor: I must have missed all the times when boys are discouraged from going into reading and writing disciplines because girls are better at reading and verbal communication.

I have a boy, now a man, and I can't remember a time when that boy's "being a boy" included slamming another kid's head to the ground, making repugnant sexual comments about a teammate's sister, shooting strangers over loud music, spewing racial epithets, or demanding political support with threats of reprisal.

"There was a time when only boys could be whatever they wanted," in Hillary Clinton's case.