primary school
noun
1
: a school usually including the first three grades of elementary school but sometimes also including kindergarten
Examples of primary school in a Sentence
She goes to primary school.
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After leaving his post-graduate engineering job, Nye kicked off a career in comedy before landing a pilot that would land him in primary school classrooms for years to come.
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Satellite image shows that the Niger state school compound is attached to an adjoining primary school, with more than 50 classroom and dormitory buildings.
—NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
Its residents are more than willing to pay the $500,000 upfront membership fee plus nearly $40,000 a year to use the island’s amenities, which Eber notes include both pickleball and tennis courts, two deepwater marinas, a nine-hole golf course, a spa and a private primary school.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
The primary school enrolls 1,187 students.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Satellite image shows that the Niger state school compound is attached to an adjoining primary school, with more than 50 classroom and dormitory buildings.
—NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
Its residents are more than willing to pay the $500,000 upfront membership fee plus nearly $40,000 a year to use the island’s amenities, which Eber notes include both pickleball and tennis courts, two deepwater marinas, a nine-hole golf course, a spa and a private primary school.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
The primary school enrolls 1,187 students.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for primary school
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“Primary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primary%20school. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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