school bus
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of school bus
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Example Sentences
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"I have a concrete house but with the noise and the wind, it's scary," said the 51-year-old, who drives a school bus for the US military.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
As he said with a laugh, “I pretty much went from a school bus to a tour bus.”
From Salon ● May 26, 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
ASML’s high-end lithography machines are roughly the size of a school bus and are among the most complex devices humans have ever created.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
When I’d wait for the school bus in the mornings, Mr. Taft and I fed the squirrels together.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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