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Corneils has been playing softball since grade school but began catching in eighth grade.—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026 Tuanzebe was born in Congo, but was in Manchester United’s academy by grade school.—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026 This is a style of poetry where each letter of a word begins a new line — something many of us first tried in grade school with our own names!—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026 Families and community members gathered at the Pre-K through 5th grade school Thursday to celebrate and learn about the new program that will start there in the fall.—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grade school