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schoolgirl

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Definition of schoolgirl

as in teenybopper

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as in schoolboy

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Recent Examples of schoolgirl Drugged too, Verla can tell from her slowness, her vacancy—this runaway, schoolgirl, drug addict? — Literary Hub, 10 Mar. 2026 The al-Roj camp also houses Shamima Begum, the London schoolgirl who ran away at the age of 15 to join ISIS in 2015 and was subsequently stripped of her British citizenship. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026 Part schoolgirl, part field jacket, part vintage shop score—this look's charm is in how none of it should quite go together. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026 An only child of negligent parents, Mihich identified with the Roald Dahl character Matilda, a precocious schoolgirl who learns to fend for herself against sometimes cruel adults. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for schoolgirl

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Noun

At the time, Jackson was pop’s fastest-rising star, having bridged the teenybopper mania of the Jackson 5 with mature disco-soul hits on his 1979 solo breakthrough, Off the Wall.

— Greg Poole, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
The show sent her to malls to meet fans, fashioning her into a teenybopper starlet.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025

Definition of teenybopper

Noun

Khaite and Dior turn tailored trousers into schoolboy bermudas while Maria McManus and Isabel Marant make pedal-pushing leggings look cooler than ever.

— Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 10 July 2026
As Prime Minister, Howard—a lifelong conservative who has lived abroad once, campaigning for the Tories in London—was known for having an almost schoolboy zeal for the job.

— Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of schoolboy

Noun

The plot imperative of future Irina surviving to play a significant role in later seasons of For All Mankind gives us so much runway to imagine wild twists and turns for this crafty lass.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026

Definition of lass

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Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of schoolchild

Noun

Some choose to go beyond the purely traditional in favor of celebrations that feel personal and memorable; like a girls’ night in or a day by the sea.

— Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 28 July 2026
The 21-year-old musician, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, is accused of killing and dismembering the teenage girl to prevent her from disclosing details about their relationship ahead of the release of his album, prosecutors said.

— Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

Definition of girl

Noun

Diediker is determined to ensure access to high-quality schools; safe and supportive learning environments; and opportunities that prepare students for college, careers, and life.

— Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
What began as a meme soon transformed into a nationwide protest movement, uniting students and young job seekers around demands for accountability, opportunity, and systemic reform.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of student

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In Kansas, a Sedgwick police chief used Flock license plate readers to track his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend’s vehicles 228 times over four-plus months, The Wichita Eagle reported in 2024.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Below is my full review of Hotel Wailea, voted the best hotel in Hawaii by T+L readers in 2026.

— Ronee Uyeshiro, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

Definition of reader

Noun

Of the high school students, 161 are boarders, 23 are day students.

— Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
Prince George, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, began at Lambrook when their family moved from London to Windsor in 2022, enrolling as day students at the private school in Berkshire.

— Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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