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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Despite their magical abilities, Potter and his friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger faced the same problems as regular pre-teens and teens navigating life in boarding school.
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JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
In addition to its prime, bucolic location in the Green Mountains, Putney is perhaps best known for its schools, including Landmark College and the boarding schools, Putney School and Greenwood School.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Then again, even the fictional boarding school for witches and wizards in the Harry Potter series did not have a production line like Barcelona’s academy.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Also in ’97, Myatt created and produced the comedy Social Studies for UPN and Dolly Parton’s Sandollar Productions, set in a boarding school and starring Julia Duffy.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
In addition to its prime, bucolic location in the Green Mountains, Putney is perhaps best known for its schools, including Landmark College and the boarding schools, Putney School and Greenwood School.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Then again, even the fictional boarding school for witches and wizards in the Harry Potter series did not have a production line like Barcelona’s academy.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Also in ’97, Myatt created and produced the comedy Social Studies for UPN and Dolly Parton’s Sandollar Productions, set in a boarding school and starring Julia Duffy.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
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 20 Oct. 2025.
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