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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Then there were her nephews, Nicola and Arrigo, the sons of her sister Anna who died young, left fatherless years back and raised in boarding school.
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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Private schools range from religious institutions to boarding schools.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
So, in a way, being at boarding school became a haven for William.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2025
Rae's character went from tending to the Drummond family to being the housemother of the all-girls boarding school, Eastland School.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Private schools range from religious institutions to boarding schools.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
So, in a way, being at boarding school became a haven for William.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2025
Rae's character went from tending to the Drummond family to being the housemother of the all-girls boarding school, Eastland School.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 29 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 28 Jan. 2026.
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