charity school
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of charity school
First recorded in 1675–85
Example Sentences
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Jane and Maria’s education consisted of a few years at a charity school, but both were avid readers and precocious writers.
From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2022
Now in his mid-thirties, he runs a charity school.
From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2018
The University of Pennsylvania, as its website states, was established by evangelist George Whitefield as a “Philadelphia charity school that would double as a house of worship for his followers.”
From Washington Times • Feb. 24, 2018
She was also able to preserve catch-up contributions to retirement accounts for church, charity, school, and public employees.
From Slate • Dec. 20, 2017
We had a great many fights with the street boys and the boys of a neighbouring charity school.
From Reveries over Childhood and Youth by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)
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