private school

noun

: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency

Examples of private school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Almost every county public school coach hates being in playoff divisions with even the smaller private schools in every sport, so there is no way Trinity League schools would ever be allowed to mix in with public schools in a league and Trinity League people are fine with that. —

Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 2 Aug. 2024 The current Labour government has also pledged to drop the exemption for a 20% VAT charge on Britain’s private school tuition fees, which would make education significantly more expensive for those sending their children to the elite institutions. —

Natasha Turak, CNBC, 30 July 2024 The child was not enrolled in public or private school more than 25 hours a week. —

wendy Wisner, Parents, 30 July 2024 Also, records from non-federal religious or private schools were not available. —

Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for private school

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Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of private school was in 1574

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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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