grade school

noun

grade-schooler noun

Examples of grade school in a Sentence

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Traveling for an important work meeting or sitting in the audience for the fourth grade school play. Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 4 June 2026 That’s the only thing that kept me in grade school. Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 3 June 2026 E-commerce imagery from retailer JD Sports shows a detailed look at the grade school-sized 2026 Air Jordan 3 Retro True Blue. Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 June 2026 The store’s book selection is majority children’s books that range from baby books to grade school. Kansas City Star, 29 May 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 6 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

grade school

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

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