How to Use prep school in a Sentence

prep school

noun
  • The coach that took him there left the prep school after two weeks on the job.
    — NBC News, 19 Dec. 2020
  • Belichick and Adams go way back — all the way to prep school.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2021
  • Irving also spent many years as a prep school wrestling coach.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Next up is college or prep school, the route both of his brothers went.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Nothing says fall like a nostalgia movies at an east coast prep school.
    — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Like a lot of prep school kids, Charlie seemed to have peaked early.
    — Lloyd Blankfein, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Whiteside played at five high schools in addition to one year of prep school.
    — Andre C. Fernandez, miamiherald, 19 Jan. 2018
  • His year attending a prep school helped prepare him for what’s ahead.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
  • One of the state’s top basketball prospects is leaving for prep school.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Think prep school and collegiate days, a mix of heritage pieces with a sporty edge.
    — Jaclyn Alexandra Cohen, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Mar. 2023
  • His connection to the prep school is unknown.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • But that was for a Florida prep school and not a college role.
    — Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • That would have entailed a trip to prep school to develop his game for college.
    — Sam Brief, chicagotribune.com, 27 Dec. 2020
  • The Nance family could have sent their kids to any private or prep school.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 17 Feb. 2018
  • The play is a coming-of-age story of young Black prep school students.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 24 June 2021
  • Got a scholarship to the prep school of Julliard.
    — David Pogue, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Mariela, too, ran for class president at the prestigious prep school and won.
    — Courant Community, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Drape a sweater vest over this button-down, and the look just went from prep school to Parisian street fashion.
    — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Drape a sweater vest over this button-down, and the look just went from prep school to Parisian street fashion.
    — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The cropped length and shorter sleeves remind us of a classic boy's prep school uniform, in the best way.
    — Allison Carey, cleveland.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Another one of the top high school basketball prospects in the state is headed to prep school.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 19 July 2023
  • Several of the top in-state players have transferred to prep schools in recent years.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 7 July 2018
  • No longer just a prep school staple, loafers are the perfect shoe to take you from work to play—no matter the season.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 4 Dec. 2022
  • But during his stay at the private prep school, Fitzgerald learned a lot about himself.
    — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Jordan Nwora did a year of prep school and, like Perry, is the son of a coach.
    — Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Others will go to a prep school with an eye toward a college soccer scholarship.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Not that the all-male Catholic prep school waived its standards of etiquette for the big night on Friday.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 14 May 2018
  • This led them to their respective destinations, strong prep school programs that are a short drive away.
    — Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • That prep school closed and Jordan then enrolled at Central State.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Pate isn’t the first Dallas-area standout to transfer to a prep school this offseason.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2021

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