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Francis Baumgartner was an eighth grader in private school when Pope Pius XII died in 1958.—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025 Michelle, an interior designer, Derrick, a pilot, and their two sons Dominic, high schooler, and Antonio, 8th grader, arrived around 7 a.m. but got a pretty good spot for the funeral.—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025 One of his bullets sailed half a block down Fox St., hitting the young 6th grader in the stomach, mortally wounding her.—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025 For students taking English 1 — typically ninth graders — the increase seen from October to December backtracked by the time spring testing took place.—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grader
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