boarding school

noun

: a school that provides meals and lodging

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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Transitioning away from direct federal oversight would represent yet another transformation for Haskell, which has seen many different iterations since its inception in 1884 as a strict boarding school where Native children were forcibly assimilated into American culture. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025 Raised by a single mother in a poor neighborhood in Baltimore, Boone received a scholarship to a prestigious New England boarding school with the help of a school counselor. Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 19 June 2025 Those years overlapped with William and Harry's early adolescence, and the chef said the princes would come home from boarding school hungry. Janine Henni, People.com, 11 June 2025 The film follows a gifted young boxer at a prestigious sports boarding school who is forced to reevaluate his life after a devastating injury. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for boarding school

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of boarding school was in 1665

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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarding%20school. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

boarding school

noun
: a school at which most of the pupils live during the school term

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