grade school
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of grade school
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Salary was an afterthought for Buffett, whose own Berkshire stock portfolio had been accruing gains since Abel was in grade school.
Recall from grade school fraction math that you may cancel diagonally; the two “sales” disappear, as do the “assets.”
From Barron's
Recall from grade school fraction math that you may cancel diagonally; the two “sales” disappear, as do the “assets.”
From Barron's
“My grandmother struggled to make ends meet when her husband died in a mining accident, making her a widow with three kids still in grade school,” the person wrote.
From MarketWatch
The two grew up in Laos and attended grade school together.
From Los Angeles Times
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