junior high school
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of junior high school
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
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.
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
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
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
His ex-wife, Hill, now 83, is a retired junior high school teacher living in Saratoga Springs, Utah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 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
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.
