boarding school
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of boarding school
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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Boarding school is not immune to the pandemic — day students and staff come and go, and schools have had outbreaks — but these parents see it as a steadier alternative.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2021
Boarding school has parasitically replaced Vanessa’s incipient interior life with its own simulacrum of one.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2020
Boarding school was ruled out for the home-educated Queen over fears she couldn't be "protected from bad influences".
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2017
Boarding school compresses adolescence into its pure, aggressive essence.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2013
"Boarding school wit!" she said, and stocked to the motor.
From Bab: a Sub-Deb by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
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