Examples of boarding school in a Sentence
He attended a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts.
She was sent to boarding school when she was nine.
Recent Examples on the Web
Their relationship sparked a scandal and led to Brigitte divorcing her husband, while Emmanuel was sent to a boarding school in Paris.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
So the lack of regulations and laws and oversight over these religious boarding schools isn’t actually increasing anybody’s religious freedom.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
In January 2023, Haaland visited the Navajo community of Many Farms for her boarding school series of listening sessions.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
The girls’ boarding school in Chibok, miles behind them, had been set on fire.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
The bill and its companion, House Bill 560, proposed requiring some state oversight over the state’s unlicensed Christian boarding schools, which were exempt from any regulations.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
At Catholic boarding schools on the reservation, families were punished or reprimanded for practicing traditional ceremonies, such as burning sage or tobacco, by church officials who said that was pagan.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
The film follows a teen named Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa) at a boarding school in New England in 1970 who is left to spend the holiday season at the school with unpopular teacher Paul Hunham (Giamatti) and the school's cook, Mary (Randolph), who is grieving her son's death in the Vietnam War.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Educated at boarding schools in Switzerland and England, the princess was making public appearances by 13, serving as a swimwear model for a family friend, the Italian designer Emilio Pucci.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
So the lack of regulations and laws and oversight over these religious boarding schools isn’t actually increasing anybody’s religious freedom.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
In January 2023, Haaland visited the Navajo community of Many Farms for her boarding school series of listening sessions.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
The girls’ boarding school in Chibok, miles behind them, had been set on fire.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
The bill and its companion, House Bill 560, proposed requiring some state oversight over the state’s unlicensed Christian boarding schools, which were exempt from any regulations.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
At Catholic boarding schools on the reservation, families were punished or reprimanded for practicing traditional ceremonies, such as burning sage or tobacco, by church officials who said that was pagan.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
The film follows a teen named Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa) at a boarding school in New England in 1970 who is left to spend the holiday season at the school with unpopular teacher Paul Hunham (Giamatti) and the school's cook, Mary (Randolph), who is grieving her son's death in the Vietnam War.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Educated at boarding schools in Switzerland and England, the princess was making public appearances by 13, serving as a swimwear model for a family friend, the Italian designer Emilio Pucci.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarding%20school. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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