grade school

noun

grade-schooler noun

Examples of grade school in a Sentence

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While there are no hard-and-fast rules for makeup, referencing the color wheel is always a good place to start (and perhaps a nostalgic reminder of grade school art class). Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025 From minor league baseball to big box retail, from funeral homes to alligator farms and even a grade school talent show, Charlie navigates her crime solving existential road-trip with deadpan wit, human empathy, and her signature uncanny lie-detecting ability. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025 Although not as vulnerable as infants, preschoolers, and grade school children have higher risks than adolescents and older adults. Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025 Francie and Neeley graduate from grade school and get summer jobs, Neeley as an errand boy in a Manhattan brokerage house and Francie in a clippings bureau. Perri Klass, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for grade school

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 9 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

grade school

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

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