grade school

noun

grade-schooler noun

Examples of grade school in a Sentence

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Cricket and Olympia first meet in grade school in a northwest Indiana prairie town. Literary Hub, 9 June 2026 Obsession has broken yet another box office record, one set before filmmaker Curry Barker was in grade school. Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026 The history wars soon spilled beyond college campuses, spreading to high schools and even grade schools. Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026 Search and rescue teams scrambled to find people who may have been trapped in a supermarket, a warehouse, a grade school, and other small buildings that either collapsed or were severely damaged, officials said. ABC News, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for grade school

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 16 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

grade school

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

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