How to Use kindergarten in a Sentence

kindergarten

noun
  • Had kindergarten let out for the year?
    — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
  • My son loved his first day of kindergarten.
    — Marc Silver, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
  • And no, kindergarten is not enough.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • So why are these ones in kindergarten class?
    — Alyssa Andrews, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • To think that kindergarten kids now know my name and my music?
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • To think that kindergarten kids now know my name and my music?
    — Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • The last time most second graders were in school was in kindergarten.
    — Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Oct. 2021
  • My daughter is in the third grade and has had hers since kindergarten.
    — Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 22 May 2025
  • The school serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
    — Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 17 June 2022
  • Each kindergarten room has its own bathroom.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • His wife teaches kindergarten at the school.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
  • August was able to start kindergarten.
    — Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For instance, this year, there is a kindergarten class and a sixth grade class.
    — J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2023
  • At least, that’s what the poster in my niece’s kindergarten classroom says.
    — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Luke Chacko was just in kindergarten when they were first bullied.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 12 Apr. 2022
  • House said her son’s kindergarten teacher taught her class about bats and brought them to the cave.
    — Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2024
  • From the first day of kindergarten, Louis wanted to be my friend.
    — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
  • The club has programs for children in kindergarten through high school ages.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • The schools serving kids in kindergarten through second grade sit a few blocks west.
    — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
  • Her youngest sons will be entering kindergarten this fall.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The new standards are designed to guide lessons from kindergarten through high school.
    — Ryan Dailey Miami Herald (tns), al, 20 July 2023
  • The goal is to have the kids ready for kindergarten and launched on a path toward reading.
    — Cynthia McFadden, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The books are aimed at kids in kindergarten through high school and are organized by grade.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
  • At home, parents can take many steps to prepare their child for kindergarten, too.
    — Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Her cousin also teaches kindergarten at the school.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The school has about 550 students from kindergarten through fifth grade.
    — Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Starting kindergarten is a major milestone in the life of a child.
    — Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 26 July 2022
  • The school teaches kindergarten through eight-grade students.
    — Liam Quinn, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In kindergarten, our class compiled a cookbook.
    — Risa Polansky Shiman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
  • One day while in kindergarten, her curiosity got the best of her.
    — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2022

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