How to Use extracurricular in a Sentence

extracurricular

adjective
  • So will the extracurricular and sports component of our plan, as well.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2020
  • For many kids, extracurricular activities are the best part of their day.
    — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2020
  • Get the rate low enough, and schools can bring back students full time and restart extracurricular activities.
    — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Nov. 2020
  • State funding has been flat for even longer, and art, music and extracurricular programs have dwindled.
    — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Just like hearing kids are able to do extracurricular activities, so can deaf kids.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2022
  • But the rematch lived up to the hype in every way, aside from the lack of extracurricular activity.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The feed is not extracurricular.
    — Adam Howard, Time, 10 June 2026
  • Then again, none of the extracurricular ensemble gets much of a chance to shine or become real people.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
  • This can be anything from an extracurricular to your favorite TV show.
    — Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The fate of school sports and other extracurricular activities remains up in the air, as well.
    — Ann Norman, cleveland, 29 May 2020
  • There’s work to be done, emails to be answered and extracurricular activities to shuffle your kid to.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Bump arts ed from extracurricular to core curriculum.
    — Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
  • And the idea of extracurricular activity has, for all intents, dried up.
    — Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2021
  • And my teenagers were in school all day and tied up with extracurricular activities until late in the afternoon.
    — Deborah Lovich, Forbes, 26 May 2021
  • Klater helps take care of the kids from time to time, picking them up after school and taking them to extracurricular activities.
    — orlandosentinel.com, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Lundy had stayed out of trouble, was doing his chores, and was doing well in school and at extracurricular activities.
    — Michelle Rogers, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2021
  • All school sports and extracurricular activities would be canceled in the first three phases.
    — Scott McClallen, Washington Examiner, 1 July 2020
  • Most of the extracurricular fun is scripted, but the baseball, played by former minor league and college players, is not.
    — Scott Allen, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
  • Taking out the task of shuttling my sons around to different school and extracurricular activities has freed up a lot of time.
    — Claire Goodman, Houston Chronicle, 24 May 2020
  • The four astronauts have spent months training together, and even took time to do some extracurricular bonding.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022
  • With back to school in full effect and extracurricular activities taking place once or more a week, how can moms create time for dating?
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Sep. 2023
  • As teenagers, the extracurricular activity gave them the cheers that became the basis for their music.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2026
  • By design, the hosts create their own share of extracurricular gossip for listeners to converse about.
    — Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The school was forced to arrange competitions with schools out of state just to make sure their extracurricular programs could continue.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • By 10, add friends and extracurricular activities, the schedule may have to change again — and again when the child reaches high school.
    — Jann Blackstone Tribune News Service, Star Tribune, 9 Aug. 2020
  • Projects range from helping schools afford items for extracurricular clubs, to helping teachers purchase art supplies.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The latest of which finds the extracurricular program collecting and packaging hats, gloves and scarves that are placed free on the front school fence for anyone in need.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Most teams begin preparations in the fall, spending about an hour on the extracurricular activity each week.
    — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2024
  • My friend is financing most of the extracurricular activities and clothes for Mia.
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Spend some time looking at the school’s extracurricular activities and clubs, and thinking about how to engage with others while on campus.
    — New York Times, 8 July 2022

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