How to Use preschooler in a Sentence

preschooler

noun
  • There was stuff for preschoolers, like the Wheels on the Bus, but the five to eight-year-olds didn't have much.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
  • One time, the preschooler fell over some blocks and crashed the class Koenig was teaching.
    Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2020
  • The only school left in Gloster is a Head Start for preschoolers.
    Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The program is open to preschoolers through fifth graders.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2023
  • Your preschooler will get a kick out of these deals on toys for the under 5 set.
    Chelsea Stone, CNN Underscored, 28 Oct. 2020
  • There was a woman in that pool at the party — the mother of a preschooler and a 9-month-old.
    Pauline Campos, Longreads, 12 Jan. 2018
  • There was a small line of toddlers and preschoolers waiting in line to go down the slide.
    Judith Martin, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2019
  • This 10-pack is sure to delight preschoolers and teens alike.
    Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The family stayed there for a month, but the weather soon made the preschooler ill.
    Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Boys and girls were abused, with ages ranging from preschoolers to young adults.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Tell it to the preschoolers who are told to hide behind bookshelves if a bad man comes in.
    John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Their eyes on their teacher, a dozen preschoolers squirmed to claim their chance.
    Washington Post, 18 July 2019
  • Grapevine is home to the indoor Peppa Pig World of Play for preschoolers.
    Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The mom of three has been juggling a 2-year-old, a preschooler and a kindergartner.
    Emma Talley, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2021
  • Would a preschooler care that their friend's mom starred in an HBO series?
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2021
  • The door was not locked, and a mother was helping her preschooler wash his hands.
    Washington Post, 28 June 2021
  • But one preschooler may have taken it to the next level.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
  • How much screen time is OK for toddlers and preschoolers?
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
  • But Take Note This is a fun, affordable pick for preschoolers who are fans of the show.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024
  • A preschooler can have fun helping to build and launch a simple kite.
    Scott Nagle, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2007
  • Most parents would rather ride in the cargo hold than share a plane with a bored preschooler.
    Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
  • At the end of a unit on balls, the school’s preschoolers design ball games to play with classmates in a nearby park.
    Conor Williams, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Preschoolers will be introduced to the water and learn to blow bubbles, float and swim to the wall.
    Laura Groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 July 2017
  • Ideal for preschoolers and up. To make: Cut a length of craft foam that is just shorter than a can.
    Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The snap showed the preschooler standing next to her father as the two gazed up at the sky with the rainbow peaking over the tall trees.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 4 July 2025
  • That's why your preschooler might sit holding an empty glass, milk trickling onto their lap, and insist that a monster spilled it.
    Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Even preschoolers can sort laundry and bring it from their hamper to the laundry room.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The disease, caused by parvovirus B19, is common in preschoolers.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The snap showed the preschooler standing next to her father as the two gazed up at the sky with the rainbow peaking over the tall trees.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The preschoolers have been doing extra chores at home to earn money to help buy food for needy families.
    Robbie Owens, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025

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