junior high school
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of junior high school
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Example Sentences
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He only studied music in junior high school but continued playing and touring through 2025.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
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
“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
Frank, Bill and Lillian, still in junior high school, resented the infiltration of the high school romeos.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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