Examples of boarding school in a Sentence
He attended a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts.
She was sent to boarding school when she was nine.
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Her interest in swimming only grew at boarding school, where she was allowed to use the pool on her own in the mornings, mostly doing the backstroke.
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The boarding school was founded in 2015 and has put hundreds of girls and young women through secondary education while supporting their children.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
King Charles famously loathed his time at the boarding school, but Peter seems to have thrived in the austere Scottish landscape, becoming head boy of the institution before graduating.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Native Americans were enrolled in boarding schools to strip them of their culture and language and assimilate them into modern society.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The boarding school was founded in 2015 and has put hundreds of girls and young women through secondary education while supporting their children.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
King Charles famously loathed his time at the boarding school, but Peter seems to have thrived in the austere Scottish landscape, becoming head boy of the institution before graduating.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Native Americans were enrolled in boarding schools to strip them of their culture and language and assimilate them into modern society.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for boarding school
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarding%20school. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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