1
as in teenybopper
Related Words
Relevance
2
as in schoolboy
Related Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of schoolgirl
Once, as a schoolgirl, Sherald saw a large-scale painting at the Columbus Museum that showed a Black man standing proudly outside a small brick house; it was painted by Bartlett, who is white.
—
Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Her performance drew inspiration from an October 2021 attack in which a soldier killed 5-year-old schoolgirl Caro Louise Ndialle after shooting at a car fleeing a checkpoint.
—Nalova Akua, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
In the clip, which was unveiled at CinemaCon and shared online, a sweet, seemingly innocent little schoolgirl can be seen sneaking her way into an active hostage situation before authorities can stop her.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
That interaction, Riki said, has become a powerful learning tool and source of motivation for the schoolgirl.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for schoolgirl
Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Her performance drew inspiration from an October 2021 attack in which a soldier killed 5-year-old schoolgirl Caro Louise Ndialle after shooting at a car fleeing a checkpoint.
—Nalova Akua, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
In the clip, which was unveiled at CinemaCon and shared online, a sweet, seemingly innocent little schoolgirl can be seen sneaking her way into an active hostage situation before authorities can stop her.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
That interaction, Riki said, has become a powerful learning tool and source of motivation for the schoolgirl.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for schoolgirl
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolgirl
Noun
-
The multimedia exposure drew the adoration of the era’s teenyboppers, who raced to spend their allowance money on T-shirts, lunch boxes and magazines featuring the face of Bubblegum Bobby, as he was known.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
-
Bed-rotting while watching Grey’s Anatomy, routinely taking breaks between hospital shootings and plane crashes, is a much different experience from devouring eight episodes of a teenybopper show in one sitting.—
Catherine Mhloyi,
Them,
27 Jan. 2025
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
-
In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep. 2024
-
Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
24 June 2024
Noun
-
The kid gets to fall in love with a free-spirited lass.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
-
There’s no need to sing a song of a lass that is gone.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
18 Jan. 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
-
The policy also requires the school to adopt punishments for students found using these devices.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
Noun
-
Such as: the impact of our revelations—on our subjects, on our readers, on ourselves.—
Stephanie Elizondo Griest
June 30,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
-
Their perspective echoed a widespread concern shared by many readers.—
Joshua Sammons,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 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
Cite this Entry
“Schoolgirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolgirl. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share