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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Samuel Kircher, the breakout star of Catherine Breillat’s Last Summer, stars as Camille, a talented young boxer at a sports boarding school who narrowly survives a fatal accident, saved by his best friend Matteo (Faycal Anaflous). Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2025 Comparing the transcript of a student at a small, elite boarding school to that of a student at a large public school is like comparing apples and oranges. Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 An early morning fire forced students and staff to evacuate a girls dormitory at a Connecticut boarding school on Tuesday. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025 His mother, a Quaker, sent Mr. Washington to a Quaker boarding school in British Columbia. Ruth Fremson, New York Times, 3 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 23 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

boarding school

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

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