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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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.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
The primary school enrolls 1,187 students.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
The primary school on Thymaina is down to just two grade-school students.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Langlois — a Canadian VFX visionary responsible for the tech that made movies like Jurassic Park possible — and his partner Marchand collaborated not only on Coulibri Ridge, but also rebuilding jetties, a primary school, and coral reefs after the devastating 2017 storm.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
The primary school enrolls 1,187 students.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
The primary school on Thymaina is down to just two grade-school students.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Langlois — a Canadian VFX visionary responsible for the tech that made movies like Jurassic Park possible — and his partner Marchand collaborated not only on Coulibri Ridge, but also rebuilding jetties, a primary school, and coral reefs after the devastating 2017 storm.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 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 19 Nov. 2025.
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