classroom

noun

: a place where classes meet

Examples of classroom in a Sentence

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The lineup will include classroom-style sessions, demonstrations and conversations focused on beauty artistry, entrepreneurship, culture and product innovation. Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 New York City just instituted a sweeping ban on schools using AI in the classroom through the start of high school, along with other restrictions on the technology. Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026 The pledge, created by Illinois Families for Public Schools, would pause the use of current AI in the classroom and ask the board to create a clear policy for its use moving forward. Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 In portraits in homes and classrooms, in daily photographs on the front page of the country’s main party newspaper, on the lapel badges that citizens had pinned over their hearts, Kim’s image was the very iconography of the state. Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for classroom

Word History

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of classroom was in 1777

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“Classroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classroom. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

Kids Definition

classroom

noun
: a room in a school or college in which classes meet
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