Little Boy

noun

1. the code name for the uranium-fueled atomic bomb dropped by the U.S. on Hiroshima in 1945.

Example Sentences

She administered eye drops, but within a day, the little boy developed sores in his mouth, face and body.

From BBC

But when he spoke to me about how the heart of this film was going to be the relationship between a little boy and his mother, and that that is the love story, that was just music to my ears.

From Los Angeles Times

“That little boy never would have imagined he would be in this position,” declared Jenkins, shaking his head.

From Los Angeles Times

In one scene a little boy sits near an IRA soldier watching British officers quietly roll up in vehicles and doesn’t flinch as the man runs off and bullets whiz by his head.

From Salon

It has raised almost £4,000 – where donors have described him as the "bravest little boy".

From BBC