sixth-former
- a word derived from sixth form.
Example Sentences
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Thierry Henry was equal parts elegant and clinical, effortlessly eating up turf, striding through defences like a sixth-former schooling year sevens, scoring worldies and va va vindicating his spot here.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
As a sixth-former, I became a contestant on Blockbusters.
From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2017
The Slugwatch website was designed by Rachel Ayers, 17, a sixth-former at at Notre Dame High School.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2013
Garner was seventeen in 1951, and a sixth-former at Manchester Grammar School, studying classics.
From Newsweek
Otto Kruger acts the poet valiantly despite dialog which makes him speak like a moonstruck sixth-former.
From Time Magazine Archive
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