How to Use boy band in a Sentence

boy band

noun
  • Each team will perform two dances, set to hits by boy bands and girl groups.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Martin was in a rock group and Zitron had been in a boy band.
    — Alexei Barrionuevo, Billboard, 15 July 2021
  • Not to scare you, but one of these guys is a boy band manager.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Then there’s her boy band bestie McIntyre.
    — Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The K-pop boy band has racked up eight champions.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The whole boy band thing almost turned into a stock market crash.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2025
  • And fans of the group fully believe in the boy band’s message of hope.
    — Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Beloved on stage by fans, the trio is also tasked with taking down a boy band made up of demons.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 June 2025
  • This wasn't the first time a Jenner crossed paths with the iconic boy band.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Dec. 2018
  • Five is the ideal number for a girl group or a boy band, but is that enough to call yourself an army?
    — Taiia Smart Young, Essence, 1 July 2020
  • But readers who have never listened to a boy band in their lives will still find plenty to love.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
  • And no boy bands have stepped up to take 1D’s place, leaving a big hole in the market.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 23 Aug. 2019
  • They were joined by several friends dressed as members of the '90s boy band.
    — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 28 Oct. 2019
  • And your boy band member, Keith, isn’t the heartthrob.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But Branch’s boy band brothers step back into the picture and shake up the status quo.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The boy band came close to One Direction's record for biggest week for a group.
    — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 2 Mar. 2020
  • The breakout boy band has played Houston just once, way back in 2015.
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Wavedash are some of my best friends in the world, and the greatest living EDM boy band.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 May 2021
  • The boy band became one of the most popular groups in South Korea.
    — Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2017
  • This turn marks the second atop the list for the tune, one of the most popular by the beloved Filipino boy band.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Below, see how these boy band members of today and years past have taken on fatherhood!
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The residency also marks the first boy band to play The Sphere.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 17 July 2025
  • The Saja Boys, a rival boy band of demons, is their new enemy.
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The Saja Boys, a boy band made up of demons, attempt to disrupt that mission.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The Saja Boys, a boy band made up of demons, attempt to disrupt that mission.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Two other members of the same boy band, Jimin and V, are tied for second place, with half a dozen each.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The album included the sounds of salsa, ska, agro-rock, boy band, pop, old-school rap and even K-pop.
    — ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • As any die-hard fan knows, the iconic boy band did not initially include Lance Bass.
    — Joyce Eng, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Carpenter’s project outsold the K-pop boy band’s newest effort more than four times over.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The 24-year-old pop artist, the breakout star of boy band One Direction.
    — Emily Yahr, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2018

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