schoolgirl

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Recent Examples of schoolgirl Under the Bridge Adapted from Rebecca Godfrey's non-fiction book of the same name, Under the Bridge delves into the murder of 14-year-old schoolgirl Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta) in 1997. James Mercadante, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025 In the film’s opening scene, a white schoolgirl recites a list of the materials. Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025 From quoting Maya Angelou at the Season 9 reunion to cheering like a schoolgirl at the idea of sharing a bunk bed with a costar, Stacey Rusch left a lasting impression during her inaugural season on Bravo‘s The Real Housewives of Potomac. Claire Franken, TVLine, 14 Aug. 2025 The extremely funny opening scene, prominently featured in the trailers, has Frank foiling a gritty, Dark Knight–style bank robbery by posing as a tiny little schoolgirl. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 July 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
  • 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
  • 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 hotel is made entirely out of ice and snow, and drinks are served out of ice lasses.
    Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The owner of the brothel promised to find the brunette Englishwoman Henry’s been looking for, and the lass has been found!
    Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 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 Intruder by Freida McFadden When a hurricane bears down on her remote cabin, Casey discovers a bloodied, knife-wielding girl outside her window and reluctantly lets her in.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Poe transplanted the story to Paris, changed Mary’s name to Marie Rogêt and recast her as a perfume shop worker instead of a cigar girl.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Information collected by a license plate reader connects a DoorDash driver's SUV to the fatal shooting of a Canadian tourist, Sheboygan County prosecutors said in court documents.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Books will be shipped directly to borrowers at no cost and will contain return postage, ensuring the library remains free to readers.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 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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“Schoolgirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolgirl. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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