elementary

Example Sentences

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“Accepting her position as an elementary school substitute teacher subjected Polk to a substantial degree of control by the democratically-elected Board.”

From The Wall Street Journal

As the oldest of five growing up in Oakland, Cheng felt seen for the first time when she discovered poetry in elementary school.

From Los Angeles Times

But he says the problem is pervasive: “The number of people who don’t conform to the most elementary manners has grown, and they become aggressive if you ask them to change.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The nascent surfers' lack of elementary education is not rare in Senegal.

From Barron's

The song spreads from one row to the next, toward the back of the bus with the eighth graders and toward the front with the elementary kids.

From Literature