private school

noun

: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency

Examples of private school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Before long, Pembroke Hill extended an offer to Jones to teach at the private school. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

That's out of more than 345,000 public and private school students with complete immunization documentation. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

That starts by ending private school voucher schemes and reinvesting those dollars into neighborhood public schools. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026

It can be granted to students attending public and private schools. — Claudia Nachtigal, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for private school

• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule
• footstool
• guayule
• lobule
• misrule
• preschool
• pustule
• whirlpool