Examples of reform school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At 15, he was sent to a boys ranch in lieu of reform school. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2022 When my behavior became troublesome -- skipping school, becoming antisocial -- I was sent to a reform school for several years. — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2022 Chan started The School for Good Mothers, her electrifying debut about a new government watchdog program that punishes mothers who make parenting mistakes with time in a strict reform school, years before the Trump administration even took power. — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2022 The approach to the little reform school in the woods seemed to be from a storybook, a winding road bringing new students to its remote campus, with dormitories and a red barn perched beside a pond. — New York Times, 14 Jan. 2022 The new novel, out Oct. 5, begins with a farm boy named Emmett being driven home across Nebraska in 1954 by the warden of a reform school. — Time, 29 Sep. 2021 Wolff, who co-founded the political action committee Campaign for Better San Francisco Public Schools to reform school board elections, acknowledged that the district is not alone in facing a shortage of teachers. — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2021 Jack was sent to a reform school that was itself run by criminals, and the people who steal most brazenly from Ray do not see themselves as crooks, but as legitimate businessmen. — Jennifer Wilson, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2021 The name was later changed to Manual because many thought the old name sounded like a reform school. — Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 20 July 2021 See More

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“Reform school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reform%20school. Accessed 21 May. 2022.

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