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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His grandparents were Christian missionaries in Jamaica, which led to his mother rebelling against religion when she was sent to boarding school.
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Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Both massacres of Native Americans and policies, such as the federal boarding school system that forcibly removed Indigenous children from their families, meet the international definition of genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
—William C’hair, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
In Kenya, producers say the film has raised $300,000 through its impact campaign, which includes the opening of a first all-girls boarding school.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray looked back fondly on his time at the Nashville Christian Institute as the city commemorated the former boarding school for Black young men Tuesday.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Both massacres of Native Americans and policies, such as the federal boarding school system that forcibly removed Indigenous children from their families, meet the international definition of genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
—William C’hair, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
In Kenya, producers say the film has raised $300,000 through its impact campaign, which includes the opening of a first all-girls boarding school.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray looked back fondly on his time at the Nashville Christian Institute as the city commemorated the former boarding school for Black young men Tuesday.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarding%20school. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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