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 videos became public shortly after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched a probe into Waymo’s operations around school buses after a social media video showed a Waymo vehicle driving past a school bus in Atlanta. Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026 Witnesses said as soon as shots rang out, the group began running and bystanders on the block began taking cover, some ducking behind school buses. Allen Devlin, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026 The cars have been caught driving on the wrong side of the road, getting stuck in roundabouts, blowing through police standoffs, and ignoring stopped school buses. Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Jan. 2026 In the spring of 2023, Mehlberg purchased a school bus and created a private dog park on her family's property. Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026 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 20 Jan. 2026.

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school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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