schoolgirl

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Recent Examples of schoolgirl Consider Nigeria—after the extremist group Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls in April 2014, Nigerian activists took to social media, launching the #BringBackOurGirls campaign to bring worldwide attention to the plight of these girls and push for their release. Pardis Mahdavi, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2018 She was inspired by a character of the same name, a schoolgirl with pigtails, who appeared on the covers of Korean textbooks in the ’70s and ’80s. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024 Harris enlisted actress Molly Shannon, who revived her beloved Saturday Night Live character, Catholic schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024 When Greta Thunberg first downloaded Instagram in June 2018, the Swedish schoolgirl used the app to post pictures of herself posing with her rescue dog, Roxy. Amelia Tait, WIRED, 6 June 2019 See all Example Sentences for schoolgirl 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolgirl
Noun
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    Alice Cary, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Add youthful superstardom and time served with your glamour photos on the walls and in the hearts and minds of teenyboppers and all the varying forms of attention that superstardom brings, both good and bad.
    cleveland, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • In Britain, Musk has called for the release of Tommy Robinson, a far-right extremist who was jailed for 18 months in October for repeating a libelous claim about a Syrian refugee schoolboy attacking girls.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Recommended reading Morgan Gibbs-White – the mischievous schoolboy who became a ‘special’ footballer Marcus Rashford at Manchester United.
    Nick Miller, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 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
  • There’s no need to sing a song of a lass that is gone.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • That's absolutely the wildest way to welcome a lass to your city.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • On the count of three, the students pulled and pulled and pulled, leaning their collective weight all the way back, hoping their feet would sink roots in the hardwood as the dueling crowd prayed their screams turned to strength.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
  • My students’ shockingly simple solution had eluded legal thinkers.
    Peter L. Markowitz, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Baltimore Sun editorial writers offer opinions and analysis on news and issues relevant to readers.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
    Jane Hong / Made by History, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • But among day students, Heff was something of an aristocrat.
    Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024

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“Schoolgirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolgirl. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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