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
Throughout junior high school, she wore a Milwaukee brace, a corrective for severe scoliosis.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2024
“Open hallways that rise three stories to the domes. Every classroom looks out into sunlit space. No one’s ever come up with that concept for a junior high school before.”
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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