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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Defender’s role in that family is the rugged, rebellious brother who misbehaves out in the wild while Discovery gets the princes and princesses off to boarding school.
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John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026
Eleanor Middlin was 15 when her family sent her to a Missouri boarding school, an 11-hour drive from her mid-Michigan home.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The flip-flopping of hearts is on par with the teenagers’ journey at boarding school.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Her interest in swimming only grew at boarding school, where she was allowed to use the pool on her own in the mornings, mostly doing the backstroke.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026
Eleanor Middlin was 15 when her family sent her to a Missouri boarding school, an 11-hour drive from her mid-Michigan home.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The flip-flopping of hearts is on par with the teenagers’ journey at boarding school.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Her interest in swimming only grew at boarding school, where she was allowed to use the pool on her own in the mornings, mostly doing the backstroke.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 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 12 Apr. 2026.
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