schoolhouse
noun
a building in which a school is conducted.
schoolhouses
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pluralof schoolhouse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One of my parents is an IU alum, but more than that, we were all born in Indiana, flat land of cornfields and quarries, churches and schoolhouses, often the punchline of other states' jokes.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2023
Online learning played a major role, but students lost significant ground even where they returned quickly to schoolhouses, especially in math scores in low-income communities.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
He built schoolhouses and cleared the streets of hogs, goats and geese.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2022
“It sounds so corny, but almost immediately, it was no more gothic churches, no more electronic music. It was guitars and it was schoolhouses and ‘Little House on the Prairie.’”
From New York Times ● May 11, 2022
Teachers were called upon to do whatever was necessary to keep the schoolhouses clean, safe, and comfortable for pupils.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
