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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The 12-acre site sits in present-day Fairway — formerly 2,000 acres near Turner — and served as a boarding school that housed students from 22 tribes, including the Shawnee Tribe, which required them to perform manual labor and assimilate into white Christian Culture.
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Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
The Japanese-language drama, currently seeking additional funding and festival screenings, explores the aftermath of a suicide at a Christian girls’ boarding school.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Joe Tierney Director: Kat Whalen Logline: Having pushed his mother to the point of last resort, rebellious teenager Joe is abducted from his bed and delivered to a therapeutic boarding school with controversial methods.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
This 1966 French story of a young widow (Anouk Aimée) and widower (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who strike up a romance after meeting at their children's boarding school was an awards darling, winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes the year it was released (just like Parasite).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
The Japanese-language drama, currently seeking additional funding and festival screenings, explores the aftermath of a suicide at a Christian girls’ boarding school.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Joe Tierney Director: Kat Whalen Logline: Having pushed his mother to the point of last resort, rebellious teenager Joe is abducted from his bed and delivered to a therapeutic boarding school with controversial methods.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
This 1966 French story of a young widow (Anouk Aimée) and widower (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who strike up a romance after meeting at their children's boarding school was an awards darling, winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes the year it was released (just like Parasite).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarding%20school. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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