junior high school
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of junior high school
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Example Sentences
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We wrote a story about it for our mimeographed junior high school newspaper; at first the teacher didn’t believe we had really talked with him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
At the Yongsan school gate, junior high school students, who will take the crucial exam in the coming years, cheered the test-takers, holding encouraging signs and chanting slogans, including: "Get 100 score on Suneung".
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
Throughout junior high school, she wore a Milwaukee brace, a corrective for severe scoliosis.
From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2024
A friend proudly told me about her daughter coming out while in junior high school, and then fretted for the future of all her kids.
From Salon • Oct. 16, 2024
There were only two male teachers in our entire elementary school, and none of us expected to have one until junior high school.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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