How to Use fanboy in a Sentence

fanboy

noun
  • His fanboys will see that as a win.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • So, being a fanboy, what a joy to be able to have scenes with her.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
  • George Lucas has a black wife, and that has yet to silence racist fanboys.
    — Jeneé Osterheldt, kansascity, 17 May 2018
  • The height of the Android-iOS fanboy wars are years in the past.
    — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 14 Feb. 2019
  • In addition, Musk has his own set of fanboys who follow his lead.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 June 2026
  • But then, last year, Rush fanboy Dave Grohl called with a request.
    — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
  • At this late stage in his life, John takes on the role of both mentor to young artists and, in his glee, pure fanboy.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Of course, then, the actor and rapper had to bring their best fanboy drips to the all-eyes-on-them courtside seats.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 May 2025
  • De Bruyne is fit, clean-shaven, and small in stature, with a fanboy’s enthusiasm for his job.
    — WIRED, 28 Feb. 2023
  • To watch what the Celtics have done and just be a fanboy is really, really cool.
    — Chuck Schilken, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
  • Only a few people have turned me into a fanboy and Glen Hansard is one of them.
    — Chris Haghirian, kansascity, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The pair struck up an instant rapport that was likely helped by Styles being a full-on fanboy.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Maybe that will give MCU fanboys something more concrete to cry over.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Or a fanboy thanking Elon Musk for his Cybertruck’s faulty brakes.
    — Ashley Bardhan, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2024
  • Part of it is that people just dig Del Toro, a movie fanboy who goes out of his way to boost film culture.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Couldn't have been nicer to a young(ish) and possibly annoying fanboy.
    — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 July 2017
  • So this idea of a shapeshifter who loved those movies and was ultimately just a fanboy was the secret to cracking that one open.
    — EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
  • For him and many of the people on his team, working with Englund was a fanboy fantasy come to life.
    — Wilson Chapman, Variety, 31 May 2022
  • The facade of the fanboy teen, is that completely fake or is that actually still a real part of him?
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Here’s a look at the December premieres that have my fanboy senses tingling.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2021
  • And Musk, especially, has an army of eager fanboys.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
  • That last example has even Trump’s fanboys asking questions.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Bad Bunny fanboys the most when speaking on Tego Calderón’s legacy.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2023
  • Describing his talk with the brothers, Koch takes on the position that sounds kind of like a fanboy meeting a pop star.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Even White House fanboy Chris Cillizza has taken her to task for this.
    — Danielle Tcholakian, Longreads, 29 Apr. 2018
  • Still, although not a billionaire himself, Kauffman is a fanboy.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But Millender quickly turned into a fanboy.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
  • For some of the alt-right, the silence is understandable; many of them are simply fanboys (or clients) of Vladimir Putin.
    — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 16 Feb. 2018
  • With its gaping hood scoop and massive wing, which just may be large enough to fit the entire name boggle on it, the rally car looks like a toy car out of a fanboy’s wildest dream.
    — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2018
  • The Red Hen is now being openly targeted and harassed by vile Trump fanboys.
    — Drew Magary, GQ, 3 July 2018

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