Examples of boarding school in a Sentence
He attended a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts.
She was sent to boarding school when she was nine.
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Drew Barrymore Is Screaming, Then Speechless as The Facts of Life Stars Reunite for Her Birthday
The Facts of Life, which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1988, centered on the misadventures of a group of students at a fictional all-girls boarding school.
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John Russell, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Ukraine and Russia traded blame over a deadly strike on a former boarding school on Saturday in Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops have been holding territory after launching a shock incursion last summer.
—Mariya Knight, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
In 2012, The Tampa Bay Times reported that young people had faced harsh physical punishments at religious boarding schools and homes for troubled teenagers across the state.
—Laura C. Morel, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
President Biden, before leaving office, formally apologized for the U.S. government’s role in supporting the boarding school system.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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John Russell, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Ukraine and Russia traded blame over a deadly strike on a former boarding school on Saturday in Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops have been holding territory after launching a shock incursion last summer.
—Mariya Knight, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
In 2012, The Tampa Bay Times reported that young people had faced harsh physical punishments at religious boarding schools and homes for troubled teenagers across the state.
—Laura C. Morel, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
President Biden, before leaving office, formally apologized for the U.S. government’s role in supporting the boarding school system.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarding%20school. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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