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

Islamabad — Almost 30 students and a teacher were killed Thursday when the roof of a private school collapsed in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, local officials said. — October 15, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Owners Imad and Elizabeth Eljizi opened their pita pocket restaurant in 1986 off Bryant Irvin Road across the street from Country Day private school. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

In practice, that can mean a bigger mortgage, pricier cars, private school tuition, and frequent travel—the kind of lifestyle inflation that can quietly absorb a raise. — Steven John, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

The two ran track together, attended the same private school and played in the same youth football league. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 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