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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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.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Having met at an elite boarding school, Martin and Ben have an unbreakable bond.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration hope to reckon with their history of running an Indian boarding school.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Kim’s father follows her to boarding school.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Having met at an elite boarding school, Martin and Ben have an unbreakable bond.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration hope to reckon with their history of running an Indian boarding school.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Kim’s father follows her to boarding school.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Nov. 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 13 Nov. 2025.
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