school day
Americannoun
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any day on which school is conducted.
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the daily hours during which school is conducted.
The school day here is from nine to three.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of school day
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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While her daughter wasn’t struggling academically, Talbert could see that she was burned out from her seven-hour school day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Pupils in grades one through 12 averaged 52 minutes on school-issued devices during the school day this past school year, according to the educational-software company Lightspeed Systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Recess could very well be the most important 30 minutes of their school day for learning — and it has become a contested period for the nation’s youngest students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Around him, his classmates listened intently as Gareth talked about how a seemingly normal school day turned into a catastrophe within seconds.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
He pulled Coal to him, slightly under his armpit, which at the end of a full school day was not the freshest.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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