parochial school

Example Sentences

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He grew up in New Orleans, where he attended parochial school.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024

I was born into the Catholic faith, but was not enrolled in parochial school.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2022

Roughly 8 percent chose a school “outside the United States,” while 7 percent switched to a private or parochial school and 2 percent opted for home schooling.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2022

Generations of wealthy and powerful people have graduated from Mater Dei, which opened in 1950 as the first coeducational parochial school in Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2021

The umpire, a gym instructor from a parochial school two blocks away, called the teams together to determine who would bat first.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok