schoolwork

noun

school·work | \ˈskül-ˌwərk

Definition of schoolwork

: lessons done in class or assigned to be done at home

Examples of schoolwork in a Sentence

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Burt Ward as Robin and Adam West as Batman, with their Batmobile, in the 1960s television series, ‘Batman.’ Photo: (c) 20th Century Fox/Everett Collection My parents never had to crack the whip over schoolwork. — Marc Myers, WSJ, "How Real Estate Helped Burt Ward Become Batman’s Robin," 16 Oct. 2018 Garret remembers him as a good student who worked hard to balance football and schoolwork. — Emma Kate Fittes, Indianapolis Star, "Meet hero teacher Jason Seaman, as only friends and family know him," 1 June 2018 When schoolwork began, Connor’s teacher Matt Souza began to erase the checks on Connor’s behavior chart with his sleeve. — BostonGlobe.com, "Raising Connor," 4 May 2018 The fourth-grader had gotten upset when a teacher told him to make up some schoolwork during recess last Thursday. — Kyra Gurney, miamiherald, "Handcuffs and a psych exam for a 7-year-old? Schools do that too often, parents say. | Miami Herald," 2 Feb. 2018 Despite suffering from severe migraines, which landed him in the hospital during his freshman year, Jenkins stayed on top of his schoolwork. — Isabella Gomez And Justin Lear, CNN, "He slept in homeless shelters as a kid. Now he's going to Harvard on a full ride," 24 May 2018 After a spring announcement, Acer has built the first Chrome OS tablet, the $329 Chromebook Tab 10, to give teachers and students a more flexible device to use for schoolwork both in and out of the classroom. — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, "Acer Chromebook Tab 10 review: Chrome OS revives Google’s tablet future," 23 June 2018 Eagles coach Steve Addazio encouraged Brown to focus on his recovery and his schoolwork. — Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, "BC quarterback Anthony Brown nearly ready after knee surgery," 4 July 2018 The threat of having to go to summer school was held over my head as both a carrot and a stick to stay on top of my schoolwork, grades and attitudes. — Lynn Petrak, chicagotribune.com, "Petrak: Summer is here, but that doesn't mean school is out," 23 May 2018

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