grade school

noun

grade-schooler noun

Examples of grade school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The fear of publicly announcing that they were gay prevented them from showing their true colors through grade school. Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2024 Jim recalls experiencing during grade school antisemitism in the form of slurs. Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024 The fight involved a group of women who punched and slapped another screaming woman laying on the ground at DCA’s Pixar Pier as grade school children stood by and watched, according to an online video posted by Instagram user 714 Layla. Brady MacDonald, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024 In the late 1950s and early 60s, when the pair were in grade school, the lot was part of the square-mile tract known as Section 14. Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for grade school 

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Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grade school was in 1869

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“Grade school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grade%20school. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

grade school

noun
: a public school including the first six or the first eight grades

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