private school

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

For the family earning $400,000 with two kids in private school and a mortgage, it might be the largest financial goal they have.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

All six books in her Boys of Tommen series - which follow a group of teenagers navigating love, friendship and trauma at a private school - feature on the list.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

She hired as chief executive Jeff Clark, the former president of Avenues School, an international private school that opened its first location in Manhattan in 2012.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

UC Berkeley education professor Bruce Fuller focused on the recent private school decline, noting that “fewer parents appear able to afford private schools.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

She’s lucky because she also has a kilt, an old one of Perdie’s from when she went to her girls’ private school.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood