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.
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If Stephanie doesn’t end her reign of terror, Charlie will send the photo to Stephanie’s parents and every elite boarding school in the area.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 May 2025
Some smaller, private colleges and boarding schools have come to rely financially on foreign students, who tend to pay full tuition.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 28 May 2025
The long-term costs to families, tribes and descendants of the boarding schools are staggering, tribal members say.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday formally apologized for New York’s role in operating an upstate boarding school in which Native American children from tribes across the state were forced to assimilate into American society while being subjected to physical and psychological abuse.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 May 2025
Some smaller, private colleges and boarding schools have come to rely financially on foreign students, who tend to pay full tuition.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 28 May 2025
The long-term costs to families, tribes and descendants of the boarding schools are staggering, tribal members say.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday formally apologized for New York’s role in operating an upstate boarding school in which Native American children from tribes across the state were forced to assimilate into American society while being subjected to physical and psychological abuse.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarding%20school. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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