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
And then he talked about Greenland, teasing his remarks as if he were standing on a junior high school stage introducing an eighth-grade production of “We’re No Angels.”
From Salon • Jan. 23, 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
In front of them was a long table with the two models for the new junior high school, each one covered with a white sheet, like they were some sort of national secret.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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