grade school

noun

grade-schooler noun

Examples of grade school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Plenty of economic dynamics are more complicated than the base supply-and-demand model that everyone learns in grade school, but there’s a reason that this is the default observation of markets. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024 As his father moved from country to country for the State Department, David attended grade school in England and secondary school in Rome. Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 21 May 2024 The fear of publicly announcing that they were gay prevented them from showing their true colors through grade school. Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2024 Jim recalls experiencing during grade school antisemitism in the form of slurs. Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for grade school 

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Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grade school was in 1869

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“Grade school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grade%20school. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

grade school

noun
: a public school including the first six or the first eight grades

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