primary school
noun
1
: a school usually including the first three grades of elementary school but sometimes also including kindergarten
Examples of primary school in a Sentence
She goes to primary school.
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Director: Christina Friedrich Germany Filmmaker Christina Friedrich asks 33 primary school children about their fears, taking us on a long night-journey through a magic world of their creation.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
The Night Is Dark and Brighter Than The Day
Director: Christina Friedrich
Germany
Filmmaker Christina Friedrich asks 33 primary school children about their fears, taking us on a long night-journey through a magic world of their creation.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Infection rates were reduced by bar, restaurant and primary school closures; mask mandates; restrictions on large gatherings; stay-at-home orders; and vaccine mandates.
—Michael A. Hiltzik, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
This is particularly meaningful in Paris, where many people who work together also attended the same primary school, have the same friends and speak a secret language based on everyone knowing each other for so long.
—Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
The Night Is Dark and Brighter Than The Day
Director: Christina Friedrich
Germany
Filmmaker Christina Friedrich asks 33 primary school children about their fears, taking us on a long night-journey through a magic world of their creation.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Infection rates were reduced by bar, restaurant and primary school closures; mask mandates; restrictions on large gatherings; stay-at-home orders; and vaccine mandates.
—Michael A. Hiltzik, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
This is particularly meaningful in Paris, where many people who work together also attended the same primary school, have the same friends and speak a secret language based on everyone knowing each other for so long.
—Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for primary school
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“Primary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primary%20school. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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