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Examples of nursery school in a Sentence
parents trying to find the right nursery school for their children
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After graduating cum laude from Brooklyn College in the early 1940s, Chisholm taught as a nursery school teacher while pursuing her master’s degree in early childhood education at Columbia University.
—Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
But that didn’t stop the nursery school teacher from continuing to push the boundaries that would eventually change the course of American politics, opening the doors to generations to come and paving the way for people like Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 Nov. 2024
In 1950, construction began on the current sanctuary, and a nursery school and other structures were added.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 May 2024
Kaplan caught the attention of Memento Mori cofounder Adriel Lares when Lares won a case of magnums from Howell Mountain, where Arkenstone is located, at a fundraiser at Kaplan’s son’s nursery school.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1835, in the meaning defined above
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“Nursery school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursery%20school. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
nursery school
noun
: a school for children usually under five years of age
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