schoolchild

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Recent Examples of schoolchild Every Texas schoolchild deserves the best education possible. Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024 Go to Howe Caverns, the field-trip destination of every upstate New York schoolchild. Curbed Staff, Curbed, 22 Dec. 2023 The schoolchild innocence of the alphabet is juxtaposed with the violence and instability of the historical moment. Mark Nowak Anne Boyer, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023 My bladder felt like an unruly schoolchild waiting for the final bell. Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for schoolchild
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolchild
Noun
  • Although still a schoolboy preparing for his GCSEs, Monga was registered as an academy player and, as such, a club couldn’t approach him or his family officially.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 12 June 2025
  • Roberts, who often looked to me like an English schoolboy—rumpled shirt, rep tie—had worked with Tina to transform the British magazine Tatler from a staid society rag into a place of mischief.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Silent Hill f will follow Shimizu Hinako, a schoolgirl from the fictional regional Japanese town of Ebisugaoka, as her town is consumed by the series' signature fog.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • All of that parliamentary time, all of that effort, just to deter the schoolgirls of England from falling in love with each other in double maths.
    Claire Lynch June 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • The entire world of Harry Potter has captivated generations of readers worldwide, just as the James Bond franchise has captivated moviegoers.
    Tom Shattuck, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
  • Their perspective echoed a widespread concern shared by many readers.
    Joshua Sammons, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • The person behind the schoolboy video, which defended Duterte, claimed to the news agency that the views shared were collected from real students.
    Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 28 June 2025
  • Purdue's satellite campuses in Fort Wayne and Northwest Indiana will also see tuition remain unchanged for in-state students.
    Ron Wilkins, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • California students have been lagging behind the state’s expectations and national norms for many years, even as spending on the school system has continued to climb to well over $20,000 a year per pupil from state aid, local property taxes and federal subventions.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
  • The first test was pretty simple and relied on shining the light into the mice’s eyes to see if this would trigger their pupils to contract.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Currently, each school district can decide how many hours of a school day students can miss and still be counted as present.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
  • The Prince and Princess of Wales continue to remain based in Windsor, living at Adelaide Cottage within Windsor Great Park, and George, Charlotte and Louis are day students at the nearby Lambrook School.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024

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