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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The eldest son of Kate Middleton and Prince William is set to leave his prep school this weekend ahead of his switch to elite boarding school Eton College.
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Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
This romance novel follows a young woman at a boarding school in Paris.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Set during the Great Depression, this epic follows four orphans who escape the Lincoln School, a punitive boarding school for Native American children.
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Literary Hub,
1 July 2026
In his 2023 memoir Spare, the Duke of Sussex wrote about entering Eton—a prestigious all boys boarding school—in 1998.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
30 June 2026
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Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
This romance novel follows a young woman at a boarding school in Paris.
—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Set during the Great Depression, this epic follows four orphans who escape the Lincoln School, a punitive boarding school for Native American children.
—
Literary Hub,
1 July 2026
In his 2023 memoir Spare, the Duke of Sussex wrote about entering Eton—a prestigious all boys boarding school—in 1998.
—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
30 June 2026
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 6 Jul. 2026.
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