How to Use private school in a Sentence

private school

noun
  • To put my kids through private school.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This is true for both public and private schools.
    — Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
  • West is far from the lone celebrity to open their own private school.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Their children thrived at élite private schools.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The private school next door to our home has been in-person since the fall.
    — Chronicle Digital Team, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Knight is the first woman to serve at the helm of the four-year private school.
    — al, 11 Mar. 2022
  • What kinds of private schools exist?
    — Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Could top private schools join later?
    — Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The school was ranked second among private schools by Niche.
    — Chase Jordan june 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
  • That's public and private schools.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Two children were taken from a private school bus.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Two children were taken from a private school bus.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Most public and private schools, post offices and banks will be closed.
    — Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Kevin and Jake go on a college tour, thanks to their swanky private school.
    — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2021
  • One of those is the state's new private school voucher program.
    — Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Stern’s office said the earmark for the private school wasn’t his.
    — Wire Report, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Two children taken from a private school bus.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Some wealthy families can move their kids to private schools, which don’t give the test.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The two school-age daughters attend private school.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
  • And everyone else was private school punks.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Prenda is not a private school, a charter school or a public school.
    — Rob O'Dell, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Smith said Caruso has helped send her daughter to private school.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The bill would require all private schools to register with the state.
    — Molly Parker, ProPublica, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Part of the problem is that private schools lure away the best talent from public schools.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
  • Northwest Christian is the largest private school in the state.
    — Cole Lauterbach, Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2021
  • More parents now homeschool and send kids to charters and private schools.
    — John Stossel, Orange County Register, 13 June 2024
  • As a private school, DU isn’t subject to state open-records laws.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
  • While his kids were in private school and mostly in-person, public schools were closed.
    — Sheri Annis, National Review, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The child was not enrolled in public or private school more than 25 hours a week.
    — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • As a private school, the school obtained funding through donors and tuition.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024

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