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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The Idaho Fairness in Women's Sports Act prohibits transgender women from participating in women's sports from the beginning of primary school to university.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 July 2025
Some 36 government primary schools were shut down in the two academic years leading up to 2024 in Goa, India's smallest state, according to the local daily newspaper The Goan Everyday.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia are transformed into recruitment stages for the war.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Many reminisced about eating the dish at their grandmother’s house or for a primary school lunch.
—Kasia Pilat, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 July 2025
Some 36 government primary schools were shut down in the two academic years leading up to 2024 in Goa, India's smallest state, according to the local daily newspaper The Goan Everyday.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia are transformed into recruitment stages for the war.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Many reminisced about eating the dish at their grandmother’s house or for a primary school lunch.
—Kasia Pilat, New York Times, 10 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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