private school
noun
: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency
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Her niece hasn't been back to the private school since, which the principal has allowed.
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Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
Among those who testified against the policy was Rebecca Bendheim, a middle-school teacher at an Austin private school and author of young-adult novels about Jewish and LGBTQ identity.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Another mom, Shatara Leonard, who wants to support her five children’s attendance at private school, is unbothered by the top schools’ decision to stay out of the program.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
This is true for both public and private schools.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
Among those who testified against the policy was Rebecca Bendheim, a middle-school teacher at an Austin private school and author of young-adult novels about Jewish and LGBTQ identity.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Another mom, Shatara Leonard, who wants to support her five children’s attendance at private school, is unbothered by the top schools’ decision to stay out of the program.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
This is true for both public and private schools.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for private school
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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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