middle school

noun

: a school usually including grades five to eight or six to eight
middle schooler noun

Examples of middle school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The former middle school principal in the Bronx was under fire for his call for a ceasefire days after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack inside Israel. Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 June 2024 As new graduates filed out of the middle school, the teen lay dying in the street with her mother by her side, according to a 15-year-old student who had just received his diploma. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024 Peters' relationship with Green Green was a St. Louis middle school principal at the time of the killing, officials said. Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 26 June 2024 Students will also have access to a career coach beginning in middle school according to the plan. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for middle school 

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Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of middle school was in 1870

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“Middle school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20school. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

middle school

noun
: a school usually including grades 5 to 8 or 6 to 8

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