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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Years ago, the real Norma Dellacorte died and Agnes, her boarding school roommate, assumed her identity for a better life.
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Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026
The youngest daughter, Harriet, a genius who can’t seem to stay out of trouble, is desperately trying to evade being shipped off to a wilderness-reform-boarding school.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Zoey 101 is set in Southern California at the Pacific Coast Academy, a pretend boarding school where Zoey Brooks (Spears), her brother Dustin (Paul Butcher), and their friends are learning to live, laugh, and love as young teenagers.
—Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
So, in a way, being at boarding school became a haven for William.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2025
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Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026
The youngest daughter, Harriet, a genius who can’t seem to stay out of trouble, is desperately trying to evade being shipped off to a wilderness-reform-boarding school.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Zoey 101 is set in Southern California at the Pacific Coast Academy, a pretend boarding school where Zoey Brooks (Spears), her brother Dustin (Paul Butcher), and their friends are learning to live, laugh, and love as young teenagers.
—Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
So, in a way, being at boarding school became a haven for William.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 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 14 Jan. 2026.
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