schoolchild

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Recent Examples of schoolchild 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 Take the first siege of Sevastopol, an event every Russian schoolchild knows about. Susan Richards, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2014 See All Example Sentences for schoolchild
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolchild
Noun
  • As an Oviedo resident and schoolboy, joining Gijón’s academy certainly brought scrutiny from schoolmates.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The four-part fictional series tells the story of a schoolboy named Jamie, played by Cooper, who is accused of murdering a female classmate.
    Laura Yuen, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When people talk about the Anna Sui look, there’s always a schoolgirl.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2025
  • As a schoolgirl, Muriel was revered by staff and pupils alike.
    Frances Wilson September 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As a nonprofit newsroom, The Dial relies on donations from readers to fund this work.
    The Dial, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The rebrand clearly cost the paper subscribers and readers.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Policy Forum’s analysis found that educators in Wisconsin’s small districts were more likely to exit their jobs, as well as those working in urban districts and districts with mostly low-income students or students of color.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Numbers provided by Cincinnati Public Schools show that the school district had 4,326 homeless students last year, representing a 77% increase from a decade prior, despite total student enrollment increasing by only 538 students over the same period of time.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The school aid budget lawmakers are set to vote on would deliver on that promise and increase the per-pupil allowance.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There are two blinking lights on the front of its boxy body to approximate wide, moony pupils.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 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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“Schoolchild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolchild. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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