spelling bee

Example Sentences

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I haven’t seen Violet that excited since she won the spelling bee.

From Literature

We had spelling bees and math marathons, or we stood up and said what we were going to do that summer, or what we would do if we were king of the world.

From Literature

Science experiments were performed, Latin verbs conjugated, multiplication tables recited, and spelling bees held.

From Literature

On the other side sits Ainsley, who would lose a grade-school spelling bee to a bag of hair extensions yet manages to get into college as a cheerleading squad walk-on.

From Salon

Also worth noting: I won my grade-wide spelling bee in first grade by correctly spelling "hamburger."

From Salon