reform school

noun

: a reformatory for boys or girls

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Combining that experimental approach with Whitehead’s gripping text (based on real-life reform schools and the bodies that were discovered and exhumed from their grounds decades later) was the challenge of Nickel Boys. Christian Holub, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024 But few people know the history — and horror — of the real-life reform school both the book and film are based on: the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024 Elwood experiences some of the usual rigors of prison and reform school: the bullying, the joshing around, the discipline, the abuse. K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024 Words fail to really capture the unique, harrowing ride that is seeing the horrors of the 1960s Florida reform school the two young protagonists are trapped in, quite literally through their eyes. Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reform school 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1859, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reform school was circa 1859

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“Reform school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reform%20school. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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reform school

noun
: a reformatory for boys or girls

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reform school

noun
: a reformatory for boys or girls

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