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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The visit to Eton College in 1995 marked Charlotte's father Prince William's first day at the prestigious boarding school, which her older brother may well wind up going to himself.
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
But instead of a university, Tall Pines is home to Tall Pines Academy, a boarding school whose leader, Evelyn Wade (a quietly terrifying Toni Collette), has been hailed as a visionary for her interventions with teens deemed beyond help.
—Judy Berman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
The clarification comes after a Daily Beast report circulated over the weekend claiming that Harry had registered Archie at Eton, a boarding school widely expected to welcome Prince George next year.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Her sister’s name came from one of her aunts who died in 1940 in an Alaskan American Indian boarding school.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
But instead of a university, Tall Pines is home to Tall Pines Academy, a boarding school whose leader, Evelyn Wade (a quietly terrifying Toni Collette), has been hailed as a visionary for her interventions with teens deemed beyond help.
—Judy Berman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
The clarification comes after a Daily Beast report circulated over the weekend claiming that Harry had registered Archie at Eton, a boarding school widely expected to welcome Prince George next year.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Her sister’s name came from one of her aunts who died in 1940 in an Alaskan American Indian boarding school.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 22 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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