schooling

noun school·ing \ ˈskü-liŋ \

|Updated on: 11 Jul 2018

Definition of schooling

1 a : instruction in school : education

b : training, guidance, or discipline derived from experience

2 archaic : reproof

3 : the cost of instruction and maintenance at school

4 : the training of a horse for service; especially : the teaching and exercising of horse and rider in the formal techniques of equitation

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Examples of schooling in a Sentence

He has had little schooling.
the extended schooling needed for a horse to be able to make those precision movements

Recent Examples of schooling from the Web

Digital sorting and church schooling While Grand Rapids’ small urban core is solidly liberal, the surrounding Kent County went for Donald Trump in 2016 by about 9,500 votes, a smaller margin of victory than Mitt Romney’s in 2012.

— christa case bryant, The Christian Science Monitor, "How young liberals' moves to Red America may temper political divides," 6 July 2018
Several reports of good schooling activity on the main lake in the last week between 7-8am or later in the evenings.

— tyler mahoney, kansascity, "Fishing report: Holiday week brings plenty of hits, some misses," 4 July 2018
Billboard spoke with Tedder after his presentation about the importance of licensing, surviving burnout, his new NBC fall series and schooling Bono.

— melinda newman, Billboard, "Ryan Tedder on OneRepublic's 'Connection' With Jeep, Playing Corporate Gigs & Why He Related to Anthony Bourdain," 2 July 2018
The daylong session at Xiamen Shidian Cultural Communication Co. turned into a bit of digital schooling for Ms. Chen.

— john corrigan, WSJ, "An American Lean-In Guru in China," 21 June 2018
Elite business schooling is tailored to promote two types of solutions to the big problems that arise in society: either greater innovation or freer markets.

— john benjamin, The New Republic, "Business Class," 14 May 2018
Investigators testified that the Turpin children, ranging in age from 2 to 29, lived mostly in locked rooms and were deprived of food, toys, games, schooling and most outside contact, barring two family visits to Disneyland and Las Vegas.

— Fox News, "Latest: Adult children of couple accused of abuse in court," 22 June 2018
Investigators testified that the Turpin children, ranging in age from 2 to 29, lived mostly in locked rooms and were deprived of food, toys, games, schooling and most outside contact, barring two family visits to Disneyland and Las Vegas.

— crimesider staff, CBS News, "Turpin sister's photos of shackled siblings draw gasps in court," 21 June 2018
California’s governor at the time, Pete Wilson, used similar evocative images to spur support for a ballot initiative intended to eliminate healthcare, public schooling and other services in the state for immigrants in the country illegally.

— jazmine ulloa, latimes.com, "Painful scenes of child separations force a rare retreat from the White House," 20 June 2018

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