public school
noun
1
: an endowed secondary boarding school in Great Britain offering a classical curriculum and preparation for the universities or public service
2
: a free tax-supported school controlled by a local governmental authority
Examples of public school in a Sentence
Both of their sons attend public school.
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Sanchez’s bill would require the organization that oversees public school sports and extracurricular activities to ban trans girls from playing women’s sports.
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Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
Shaun Law-Bowman, 67, spent 15 years as a public school teacher before moving into an administrative position.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
There’s plenty of talent and motivation in every public school in Connecticut.
—Liam McCusker, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2025
Anyway, Cambridge named a public school after that city councilor whose son was a pimp.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
Shaun Law-Bowman, 67, spent 15 years as a public school teacher before moving into an administrative position.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
There’s plenty of talent and motivation in every public school in Connecticut.
—Liam McCusker, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2025
Anyway, Cambridge named a public school after that city councilor whose son was a pimp.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Public school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20school. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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