boarding school
Americannoun
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boarding schools
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of boarding school
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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He attended the elite boarding school Eton, later revealing his hurt over William allegedly ignoring him while also there.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Bush never quite lost his boarding school bearing.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
By 13, he was spending hours each day practicing alone in the basement at his boarding school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
They had to evacuate from the grounds of Leiston Abbey, three miles from the wildfire, but local boarding school Framlingham College offered them alternative accommodation.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“It’s a little bit like a boarding school I went to for a while.”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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