grade school

noun

grade-schooler noun

Examples of grade school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His reelection team is framing this year’s race in a similar way, releasing a video that calls for promoting the middle class and features interviews with his cousin, a grade school classmate and a county commissioner. Chris Megerian, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024 In August 2020, during the heart of the covid-19 pandemic when many schools were closed, social media and news outlets were awash with a picture of two grade school students sitting outside of a Taco Bell, attempting to do their schoolwork. Gigi Sohn, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024 More than a dozen grade school students and two adults were rescued from a school bus after the vehicle began to sink on the side of the road in Hubbardston, Massachusetts. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024 Russell has almost 90,000 followers on TikTok and more than 5.3 million likes on her videos, and now visits grade schools to give talks on media literacy. Jordan-Marie Smith, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024 One of them, the Most Rev. Jeffrey Grob, attended grade school and high school in the Madison area. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024 The event is recommended for families with toddlers and children in grade school. The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024 Recommended for families with toddlers and children in grade school. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024 The now 18-year-old first noticed the pest when visiting a market near her hometown of Annandale in grade school, intrigued by a cluster of the colorful, moth-like bugs. Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024

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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 23 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

grade school

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

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