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 former child star — who grew up in New York and went to boarding school in Vermont — was first cast in 1987's Fatal Attraction at age 6, followed by single-episode cameos on Family Ties and The Equalizer.
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
In the days before the attack, gunmen kidnapped 25 girls from a boarding school in Nigeria’s Kebbi State and killed at least one staffer.
—Rachel Wolf , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
One younger sister, Olubunmi, who is now 18, was sent to Boys Town boarding school in Nebraska.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Coeli Mwangi, 13, a student at Fay boarding school in Southboro, has been a Patriots fan for the past few years.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
In the days before the attack, gunmen kidnapped 25 girls from a boarding school in Nigeria’s Kebbi State and killed at least one staffer.
—Rachel Wolf , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
One younger sister, Olubunmi, who is now 18, was sent to Boys Town boarding school in Nebraska.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Coeli Mwangi, 13, a student at Fay boarding school in Southboro, has been a Patriots fan for the past few years.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 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 30 Dec. 2025.
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