school bus
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of school bus
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Example Sentences
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"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
She faces Republican Herb Morgan, a onetime chief investment officer at financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, and Meghann Adams, a Peace and Freedom Party member, who is a school bus driver and union leader.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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
“I was so traumatized,” Morrow, a school bus driver and dog boarder, said in an interview.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
A school bus is an office with all the phones ringing.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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