grade school

noun

grade-schooler noun

Examples of grade school in a Sentence

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Davidtz was in grade school when her own family moved from New Jersey to apartheid-era South Africa. Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025 It’s managed for the benefit of grade schools and high schools in the state of Texas. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025 Water nearly surrounds but does not enter the former Easton grade school. Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025 In grade school, we were taught to find the lowest common denominator in math class. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for grade school

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grade school was in 1869

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“Grade school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grade%20school. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

grade school

noun
: a public school including the first six or the first eight grades

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