school bus
Americannoun
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school buses
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of school bus
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Example Sentences
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ASML’s machines are the size of a school bus, take a very long time to build and install, and can cost more than $400 million each.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
For Jens Jenuwein, from Stuttgart, the mall was another American adventure after he traveled there on a yellow school bus -- utilized by transit authorities to shuttle fans from New York.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
"I've had pupils involved asking me on the school bus 'When's the next one?' and 'Can we talk about this still?'"
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
As he said with a laugh, “I pretty much went from a school bus to a tour bus.”
From Salon ● May 26, 2026
Besides having three other kids and a baby, Mrs. Yeagle was a school bus driver, so she couldn’t waste much time just letting Lester be hysterical.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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