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evening school

noun

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Origin of evening school

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby evening school

evening grosbeak, evening prayer, evening primrose, evening primrose family, evening primrose oil, evening school, evening star, evening stock, evening watch, evenings, evenki

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Example sentences from the Web for evening school

There he went to an evening-school to learn French, paying only for the hours he attended.
The Royal Institution|Bence Jones
An evening-school had been opened for boys too large to stay at home evenings, and just the right age to fall into temptations.
Hope Mills|Amanda M. Douglas
Another custom of the place I also fell in with, which was, to keep an evening-school.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 78, April, 1864|Various
Ways must be found for extending the evening-school facilities.
Our Schools in War Time—and After|Arthur Davis Dean

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