school bus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of school bus
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Example Sentences
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As he said with a laugh, “I pretty much went from a school bus to a tour bus.”
From Salon • May 26, 2026
They bought a decommissioned school bus, painted it bright red, and outfitted it with models of the proposed town, and Farahzad and Nye drove it around the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
There is no legal requirement anywhere in the UK for other vehicles to stop when a school bus is picking up or dropping off.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
He sent a two-minute video to MIT as part of his application process that showed himself and his father, Michael, turning a 2002 yellow school bus into an RV.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
And at a safe distance from the troopers, fifty silent blacks stood watching beside an old yellow school bus.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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