upperclassman
noun
a junior or senior in a secondary school or college.
upperclassmen
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pluralof upperclassman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“We actually only do 10 minutes of direct instruction per subject per day,” she says, with lectures for upperclassmen being an exception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Irritated upperclassmen, the lore goes, attempted to stop the juvenile climbing with an unconventional weapon: grease.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Three of them — Abbrie Covarrubias, Kevin Takeuchi and Andrew Lamb — are upperclassmen who could have been tempted to transfer after they learned that they would be without a home field for two years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
South Carolina: The Gamecocks are streaking just like a year ago where a group of experienced upperclassmen made it all the way to the Final Four before losing to Iowa.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
We forgot about the double period of decimals and how we were upperclassmen and upperclasswomen.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
