school bus

noun

: a vehicle used for transporting children to or from school or on activities connected with school

Examples of school bus in a Sentence

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The principal at Myers Park High School reassured families no one was injured after a school bus was forced off of its route Tuesday morning because of gunshots nearby. Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025 The streamer will also be on stage for a panel about Paul Greengrass’ The Lost Bus, in which a wayward school bus driver and a dedicated school teacher battle to save 22 children from a terrifying inferno. The Deadline Team, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025 Duffy cited one example where California gave a driver from Brazil a license to drive a school bus for months after his legal presence in the country expired. Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025 Miami-Dade is not the first county with drivers that have pushed back against school bus camera programs with BusPatrol. Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for school bus

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of school bus was in 1908

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“School bus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20bus. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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