truant

Example Sentences

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In June 1530 Hans Holbein the Younger was rounded up for being a truant from the Reformed Church and its newfangled Eucharist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

As one might have predicted, the trio of 14-year-old supposedly truant adolescents quickly overwhelmed the comic.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025

And man, that idea, that image of 22 public integrity lawyers locked in a room like truant children until they knuckle under, and somebody is going to file it.

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2025

Statewide, nearly a quarter of American Indian and Alaska Native students were truant in the 2021-2022 school year, according to OSPI’s report.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Marly thought, Oh, dear, why did Joe have to go and act smarty just now, with a truant officer?

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen