grade school
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of grade school
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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It’s been speculated, notably by MSNOW’s Chris Hayes, that Trump was looking at the Mercator Projection map that we probably all remember from our grade school geography textbooks.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026
Salary was an afterthought for Buffett, whose own Berkshire stock portfolio had been accruing gains since Abel was in grade school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
Recall from grade school fraction math that you may cancel diagonally; the two “sales” disappear, as do the “assets.”
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
For Schneider, there was the time a jazz combo played in an assembly at grade school.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025
“Honestly, when we first met in grade school, I thought he was desi. I think I just wanted to not be the only one, you know?”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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