junior high school
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of junior high school
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Example Sentences
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I am in the same general age bracket as Ms. Noonan and I can recall the nuclear-attack drills we all experienced in elementary and junior high school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
He only studied music in junior high school but continued playing and touring through 2025.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
“Whether it was Pharrell and Chad up the street or my brother working with Timbaland in junior high school … the energy of Virginia was at an all-time high.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
One 2023 study, for example, found junior high school students who used AI more had less of an ability to adapt to new social situations.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2025
You know they aren’t going to last, but when you start in on them, they’re like a week of summer plunked down as a gift in the middle of junior high school.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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