private school
Example Sentences
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“It’s where I am in my spiritual life,” the 63-year-old Fenton said, referring to joining a private school that will allow him to pass along his belief in God.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Some of those luxuries then become fixed expenses that are hard to unwind — a bigger house, a more expensive car, private school.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
Gu grew up with a foot firmly in both worlds, spending her summers in Beijing and the rest of her term at a private school in San Francisco.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
California students in some places can attend charter schools if they clear the waiting list, but they have no private school choice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Shahir Anwar, of the Under Thirteen Fugees, was accepted at Paideia School, a private school in an affluent Atlanta neighborhood, on scholarship.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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