boarding school
Americannoun
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of boarding school
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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The boarding school for boys is also close to where the Wales family live on the Windsor estate.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Even his working-class credentials came under attack; the scion of a well-heeled family, Platner attended boarding school and got $200,000 from his dad to buy a house.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
His parents shipped him off to boarding school in Ireland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 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
Tearfully Esther sent him off to an expensive boarding school where Ernesto became the terror of his teachers and fellow pupils.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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