How to Use preschool in a Sentence

preschool

1 of 2 adjective
  • The school is for grades preschool through 8th grade.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Still, her preschool self knew better.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Some new toddlers and preschool kids are learning how to ride a bike.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
  • His longtime friend group from preschool days had fractured.
    — Odette Yousef, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Plans also call for parks, a preschool and space for a fire station.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Something was off at preschool pickup.
    — Marina Lopes, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, the best preschool toys help foster all sorts of growth in 3 and 4 year olds.
    — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The intention is that half the preschool space will be in private schools.
    — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2023
  • The intention is that half of the preschool space will be in private schools.
    — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Some toddlers and preschool kids from the rental house next door to mine are learning how to ride a bike.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Half-day preschool programs were also canceled on those days.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The world of preschool content is getting shaken up!
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Other state laws have also stressed that preschool market.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Now, 68% of preschool students are in a no-cost classroom.
    — CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The magic found its way to the bookmobile and was just the right size for a preschool child.
    — Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
  • Kristin Hills is at her wits’ end with how to handle the chaos in her preschool classrooms.
    — Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Part of raising a preschool age kid is dealing with some defiance and tantrums.
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Shemar Stewart was in preschool.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In an e-learning preschool lesson, a teacher might ask children to count five eggs.
    — Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The battle against fake news in Finland starts in preschool classrooms.
    — James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Tab Time is a 10-episode web series aimed at preschool-age children.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Nov. 2022
  • In the now permanent role, Sapire will lead all content for the preschool age brand.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Her seven years in that job helped pay for her training to become a preschool teacher and buy a home.
    — Corey Williams, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Kids' Artwork Artwork from preschool and grade school doesn't tend to last.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The preschool program includes half-day and full-day options, either three or five days a week.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • Courses for preschool-aged students include entry for one adult.
    — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2022
  • In an hour, Scott will drive to the preschool/primary school and pick up his son and daughter.
    — Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Victims were made up of both boys and girls, between preschool age and young adulthood, the court filing said.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The film has a runtime of 98 minutes, which should be doable for preschool-age viewers and up.
    — Katie Grant, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, the couple's preschool-age daughter was starting on her own adventure.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022

preschool

2 of 2 noun
  • The first tenant was a preschool.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
  • The school serves students from preschool through eighth grade.
    — Marc Santia, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The two men, both 26, had been close friends since preschool.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2023
  • It can be used for babies who can sit up on their own up through preschool.
    — Anja Webb, Parents, 28 Nov. 2025
  • There are 10 schools, ranging from preschool to high school.
    — Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2025
  • This isn’t the first time a preschool has used blackface, either.
    — Orlando Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2023
  • In some states, preschool is expensive.
    — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Lila is home from preschool with a fever and Aya is fresh from her morning bath.
    — TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
  • These include a dance school, a swim school, a preschool and a bait and tackle shop.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • So, how much of my quarter goes to K-12 and preschools?
    — CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The program offers free preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • When her youngest kid was starting preschool, Neeli had a newfound bit of free time.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • There is actually a lot of preschool that is watched in the adults section.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The preschool is several blocks from the home at the center of the standoff.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2023
  • Within that group, one in four are young people ranging from preschool to college ages.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Mukhlis attended school at the society from preschool to eighth grade.
    — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Ursula died from cancer when her children were in preschool.
    — Cynthia Palmer, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
  • All have helped take care of Aiden, which has included taking him to and from preschool.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022
  • New York City offers free preschool starting at age 3.
    — Julie Z. Weil, Arkansas Online, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The preschool was closed Tuesday because of the election.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Moms and grandmas came to the preschool to spend time with their child while working on projects together.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • Well after midnight, the men tried to save a neighboring preschool, but that caught fire, too.
    — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Storytimes are offered for students in preschool through fifth grade.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Having to send her daughter to a new preschool farther away from their home is difficult.
    — Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
  • There were over 100 young children attending preschool at the time.
    — Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Ritter died on Noah's 5th birthday, during his first week of preschool.
    — Emily St. Martin, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In most preschools, children are separated by age.
    — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The mother doesn't want her daughter to attend preschool because of their sleep schedule.
    — Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The mother doesn’t want her daughter to attend preschool because of their sleep schedule.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Law enforcement lauded the alert person who summoned them to the preschool.
    — Andrea Cambron, CNN, 24 May 2023

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