How to Use grammar school in a Sentence

grammar school

noun
  • Its treasured grammar schools are among the best in the country.
    — The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Susan went to a Catholic grammar school, where she was taught by nuns.
    — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Almost all of these guys had been stars in college, high school, grammar school.
    — Rich Cohen, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Yeah, the days may be gone when a team gives up three ones for a kid who hasn’t thrown a pass since grammar school.
    — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
  • His father was a high school football coach, and his mother taught grammar school.
    — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2022
  • Many of us learned in grammar school that this was a dangerous step that threatened the rule of law.
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 29 July 2021
  • My favorite story about Charlie comes from his days in grammar school.
    — Ed Ternan, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
  • O’Donnell was born in Lemont, but spent half her grammar school years in Shorewood.
    — Tony Baranek, chicagotribune.com, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Orban was a bright student, and his parents sent him to a selective grammar school.
    — Paul Lendvai, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
  • His was a family that looked askance at his early yen – while still in grammar school – to become a radio star.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2021
  • He was bemused by that calling, spawned in his grammar school years in New Jersey.
    — Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Lemont coach Christine Traina was hosting a summer camp for grammar school kids.
    — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2022
  • Ron came to love cross-country racing, became captain of his town’s grammar school team and set the record on the school’s course.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 June 2021
  • Can states ban transgender kids from playing sports in grammar school, when boys and girls routinely play on the same teams?
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 June 2026
  • Nile Rodgers's would make any grammar school teacher proud with textbook-perfect letters.
    — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 15 Apr. 2018
  • My grandmother was a seamstress and taught me to sew in the afternoons after grammar school.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2023
  • After the school board decided not to appeal, the students returned to the grammar school.
    — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Pena insists that his path to success, power, and money started in grammar school, when he was forced to wear a dunce hat.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Harnick had a penchant for humorous verse, and his work appeared in his grammar school and high school newspapers.
    — Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2023
  • His page also lists him as a 1989 graduate of the same grammar school his sons attended.
    — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Arundel played in grammar school with Stagg’s Abbey Hobart, who is also opening up some eyes.
    — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Nineteen years ago, Lands’ End founder Gary Comer returned to his grammar school.
    — Shelbie Lynn Bostedt, RedEye Chicago, 26 July 2017
  • Starmer grew up in Oxted, a town located 20 miles south of London and attended a free grammar school.
    — Armani Syed, TIME, 2 June 2024
  • The series follows two teen boys, Nick and Charlie, who meet at a British grammar school, quickly become friends and fall in love.
    — Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022
  • The two met in grammar school in the Junior Argonauts girls basketball program in Summit.
    — Tony Baranek, Daily Southtown, 23 Mar. 2018
  • When Charles Coolidge was growing up outside Chattanooga, his grammar school class received a visit from Sgt.
    — New York Times, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Senior libero Gigi Navarrete, who has played with White since grammar school, watched the transition with amazement.
    — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Those who complete the program will earn a certificate from the consulate that is the equivalent of a grammar school or high school diploma, according to the school district.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2023
  • The goal of the grammar school was to sift through British society in order to find smart children, regardless of their social or economic background.
    — Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Part track meet, part grammar school fitness test, the combine is a vital cog in the NFL draft’s evaluation machine.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024

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