Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobbledehoy
Noun
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Tom loves Rhoda’s pairing of sweet potato and urchin, calling it something genuinely new.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 June 2026 -
Freed from predation, purple urchins razed vast swaths of kelp unchecked.—
Tatjana Baleta,
Time,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The young whippersnappers in their nice Manhattan apartments see the COVID-19 pandemic as simply one more roadblock between them and hooking up.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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More, the coaches of the last three title-winning teams (Florida’s Todd Golden and Hurley) all come from the current crop of whippersnappers, as do the leaders of each 1-seed in this tourney.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Seeing my friend so comfortable in comfort, my old guttersnipe buddy who’d once lived for years in actual squalor, felt odd.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2024
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Our point-of-entry into the world of competitive bloodsport is Tenax (Iwan Rheon, better than the inconsistent writing), a former guttersnipe who has risen to control a wildly successful gambling concern tied to the chariot races in the Circus Maximus.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 July 2024
Noun
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The door is opened by Ms. Etienne, 75 — a wry, sinewy woman with a gamin haircut.—
Ben Brantley,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2019
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Liliane Montevecchi, a glittering French gamin who became a cabaret star in Paris, a pal of Marlon Brando’s in Hollywood, and the Tony Award-winning ‘‘muse’’ of director Tommy Tune on Broadway, died June 29 at her home in Manhattan.—
Washington Post,
BostonGlobe.com,
6 July 2018
Noun
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These provisions also do not guarantee that an adolescent will be granted an exception.—
Sunaya Krishnapura,
STAT,
10 June 2026
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No, rest is for the lazy, the Caucasian adolescent, the indolent, the indulgent—until the age of thirty.—
Taiye Selasi,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Flesh wounds, fetid moppets, breastmilk-leaking nipples, and sudden gushes of blood make for a Monty Python-style of ribald humor that will alienate and enchant in equal measure.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2026
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With Pixar-wide eyes and a mop of intricately tousled, treacle-brown hair, the young David (voiced by Brandon Engman) presents here as a plucky, intrepid moppet in the typical cartoon-hero mold.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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This announcement came after two teens were arrested for allegedly robbing another juvenile at gunpoint during a teen link-up at THE AVENUE at White Marsh.—
CBS Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Bates said the suspects could be juveniles.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
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That youngster had not traveled before getting infected.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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When a father in an England jersey led his young sons toward the concourse, one lingered behind long enough to see Croatia’s Martin Baturina score in the 36th minute, after which the youngster registered his disgust.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
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“Hobbledehoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbledehoy. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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