middle school
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of middle school
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
When Tippy Amundson was in middle school, she read the diary of a teenager hiding from the secret police.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
In middle school, she joined a youth league and spent her Saturdays at the same lanes.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
When 11-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson wanted to run cross-country in middle school five years ago, it seemed like a favorable moment to challenge a West Virginia ban on transgender girls like her joining female teams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
After B.P.J.’s middle school relied on this law to block her from playing sports, B.P.J. sued under civil rights law Title IX and the 14th Amendment.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
Now I won’t have to worry about taking any more tests to get into a good middle school.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
