schoolgirl
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To onlookers, it was astonishing seeing a schoolgirl in a headband outwit adults who had been competing at top-flight events since before she was born.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
As we leave the dilapidated compound, with books strewn across the floors of some classrooms, we spot a schoolgirl in uniform walking forlornly towards her home.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
She won a Bafta in 2010 for best leading actress and an Oscar nomination following her portrayal of a schoolgirl in the coming-of-age drama An Education.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
Then just a starry-eyed Catholic schoolgirl, she remembers walking down Times Square and hearing a woman singing in the streets in a style unknown to her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
I said, too brightly, too forced, a schoolgirl still, but he answered me in all solemnity.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Eleven Metropolitan Police officers are being investigated by the police watchdog for their handling of the initial inquiry into a crash in Wimbledon that killed two schoolgirls three years ago, the BBC has been told.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
When the next streetcar rolls in, the upper deck fills with a gaggle of schoolgirls, squabbling over who gets the window seat closest to the sea breeze.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Two schoolgirls called Hollie who had double lung transplants in the same week have become best friends after meeting in hospital.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
While the 25 schoolgirls from Kebbi and 50 students from Papiri have been released, dozens of people remain missing.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
Girls walked arm in arm at B&I, the way French schoolgirls do.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
