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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Based on the devastating dystopian novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro, this wistful drama explores the lives of Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth, three friends who grow up at a boarding school.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
In 1802, seventeen-year-old Thomas De Quincey, the son of a wealthy merchant, ran away from his Manchester boarding school.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Both Eton and Marlborough are boarding schools with plenty of land and the infrastructure for royal protection officers, who will be by George’s side 24/7.
—Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
Built in 1876, the mansion on the National Register of Historic Places, was a former boarding school and high school before being converted into a hotel.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
In 1802, seventeen-year-old Thomas De Quincey, the son of a wealthy merchant, ran away from his Manchester boarding school.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Both Eton and Marlborough are boarding schools with plenty of land and the infrastructure for royal protection officers, who will be by George’s side 24/7.
—Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
Built in 1876, the mansion on the National Register of Historic Places, was a former boarding school and high school before being converted into a hotel.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 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 3 Feb. 2026.
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