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 book, released in 2023 by Legacy Lit, a Hatchette Book Group imprint, tells the story of three suburban girls who meet at a boarding school for troubled teens.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
In the finale, released in May of 2024, Robert found out that Norma was actually her former boarding school roommate Agnes.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Everyone's a little sad in The Holdovers, Alexander Payne's charmingly sour comedy about a student stuck at his New England boarding school over the holidays with only his grouchy professor (Paul Giamatti) and the school cook (Da'Vine Joy Randolph) for company.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
In May, certain tribal nations filed a legal complaint against the United States for its role in the infamous boarding schools.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
In the finale, released in May of 2024, Robert found out that Norma was actually her former boarding school roommate Agnes.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Everyone's a little sad in The Holdovers, Alexander Payne's charmingly sour comedy about a student stuck at his New England boarding school over the holidays with only his grouchy professor (Paul Giamatti) and the school cook (Da'Vine Joy Randolph) for company.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
In May, certain tribal nations filed a legal complaint against the United States for its role in the infamous boarding schools.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarding%20school. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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