grade-schooler
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of grade-schooler
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A Dodger hadn’t gone nine since José Lima in 2004, when Yamamoto was a grade-schooler back in Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
For a curious grade-schooler, experts say, YouTube more often works like Wikipedia, answering questions like, where is the oldest tree on Earth?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
When Devin began boxing as a grade-schooler, Bill immersed himself in the sport, learning from Devin’s trainers and eventually opening his own gym.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
When Ali Aguilar was a grade-schooler watching pitchers like Cat Osterman and Monica Abbott compete in the 2004 and ’08 Olympics, the aspiring young softballer dreamed of one day wearing the USA uniform herself.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2021
And only heaven itself could help a Coalwood grade-schooler if he said “liberry” instead of “library.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
