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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Alyoshka is one of the few children of the camp who wasn’t sent to boarding school.
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Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Andrew was schooled at Heatherdown Preparatory School in Berkshire, England, and later at Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland (where both Philip and Charles also attended).
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
This had required another of the frequent uprootings of my growing up—from a Swiss boarding school, in this instance.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Two days earlier, Allman had been arrested for causing a disturbance at a boarding school in Concord.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Andrew was schooled at Heatherdown Preparatory School in Berkshire, England, and later at Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland (where both Philip and Charles also attended).
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
This had required another of the frequent uprootings of my growing up—from a Swiss boarding school, in this instance.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Two days earlier, Allman had been arrested for causing a disturbance at a boarding school in Concord.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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