middle school
Americannoun
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middle schools
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of middle school
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Trump first entered politics when the women were in middle school, says her friend Emily Villalpando, 21.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“In middle school, 36. In high school, 40. Very antithetical to the class-size mandates.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
After graduating from NYU, I moved to Los Angeles to teach dance at a public middle school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
When Tippy Amundson was in middle school, she read the diary of a teenager hiding from the secret police.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
We find our seats in the auditorium, which is pretty incredible—way better than the cafetorium at my old middle school.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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