boarding school
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of boarding school
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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Platner for a short time attended The Hotchkiss School, a boarding school in Connecticut, but says he was soon kicked out for failing to attend class.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in November 1938, Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III went to a military boarding school in Tennessee, and then attended Brown University, but was expelled before graduating.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Our protagonist comes from a nondescript family, attends a minor boarding school, falls in love with Oxford, enlists in the British army and is transformed forever by a trip to North Africa.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Rose grew up in east London, but attended boarding school in Eastbourne.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
As the months rolled by, though, Christine came to love boarding school life.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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