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2
archaic
: reproof
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: 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
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
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As a young boy, Cashel learned to play traditional Irish music on the fiddle, which molded the trajectory of his schooling and early career.
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Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
In an unusual schooling setup, Irene was one of a group of children taught by their academic parents, including her own by then famous mother, Marie Curie.
—Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
On the other hand, the language is thriving in its literary and music scenes, and the growth of schooling in Cymraeg.
—Robert Minhinnick, The Dial, 2 Oct. 2025
At one point, early investments in education expanded and democratized schooling in Ghana, enabling a selection of Ghanaians to be trained in art and architecture in the late ’50s and early ’60s.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
In an unusual schooling setup, Irene was one of a group of children taught by their academic parents, including her own by then famous mother, Marie Curie.
—Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
On the other hand, the language is thriving in its literary and music scenes, and the growth of schooling in Cymraeg.
—Robert Minhinnick, The Dial, 2 Oct. 2025
At one point, early investments in education expanded and democratized schooling in Ghana, enabling a selection of Ghanaians to be trained in art and architecture in the late ’50s and early ’60s.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for schooling
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“Schooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schooling. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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