How to Use elementary school in a Sentence

elementary school

noun
  • Then, right down the street is the elementary school.
    — Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • An elementary school was named for her.
    — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Matter of fact, most of us in my elementary school had lunch cards.
    — Udonis Haslem, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • He was set to start elementary school with his cousin in Italy last week.
    — New York Times, 23 Sep. 2021
  • One of the strikes hit a civilian area, close to an elementary school.
    — Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2022
  • At the elementary school, getting pulled out of class is a good thing.
    — Meg Oliver, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2021
  • The town was so small — one [stop]light, the elementary school, high school, all in one school.
    — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Nail a half-court shot on the elementary school court and get a cheer from the other kids.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Trump claimed that Iran had bombed the elementary school.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • There are some books (classics) that should be read in elementary school.
    — Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 18 Feb. 2022
  • By the way, the couple first met in elementary school.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 27 Dec. 2025
  • The school district said the high school and elementary school will be closed for the rest of the week.
    — Jim Morris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Chabot's son is in elementary school.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Bass chuckled when asked about his elementary school hoops days.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Local crews are scrambling to clear snow off the roof of elementary school and gym.
    — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Since my elementary school days, movement has become a source of joy in my life.
    — Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • There's an elementary school, a middle school/high school.
    — Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Two elementary schools had merged and, at the time, the specter of other closures loomed.
    — Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Seven are elementary schools, five are middle schools and five are high schools.
    — Julia McWilliams, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
  • The students in my class, and their peers, were then somewhere in elementary school.
    — Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The elementary school called with an urgent message about her son.
    — Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The groups are small, three students per tutor in elementary school.
    — Scott Calvert, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Nicer than some elementary schools.
    — Ibrahim Aksoy, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • One hundred forty-nine kids were enrolled at the elementary school.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Burke grew up attending the parish and its elementary school.
    — Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Like the pizza squares in elementary school.
    — Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But the district has to figure out what to do about the district’s many elementary schools.
    — Talia Richman, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Each will feature an elementary school speaker and one from a middle or high school.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
  • Jarvis and Rosen first rubbed elbows in elementary school.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • But at least for a while, those steps into her elementary school marked a harder life, not a better one.
    — A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, Parents, 18 Jan. 2024

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