How to Use trade school in a Sentence

trade school

noun
  • Gwynn had planned to go to a trade school while saving up for college.
    — David Clark Scott, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2020
  • Most of those in the study were in college or trade school at the time of the survey.
    — City News Service, latimes.com, 17 June 2019
  • In just two years, the younger Downie was able to pay off his trade school loans.
    — Sierra Garcia, Wired, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Besst was a trade school graduate and worked fixing things his whole life.
    — Paige Fry, chicagotribune.com, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Ted wasn’t a very good student and at one point enrolled in a trade school to learn drafting.
    — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 31 May 2018
  • Work in the field for two or three years to find out if the trades are a good fit before going to trade school.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2019
  • Reyes said her son planned to enroll in trade school to become a mechanic.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
  • There are plenty of reputable private trade schools around the country.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2019
  • Miron would like to possibly go to trade school, study to be an electrician or the skilled trades.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2020
  • For the same price, the government could send 25 workers to trade school.
    — Roger Lowenstein, Washington Post, 21 June 2019
  • After high school, Gwynn had planned to go to trade school while saving up to go to college.
    — Gabriel Kinder, CNN, 6 June 2020
  • The district must decide whether there is enough need for a trade school on the East Side.
    — Patrick O'Donnell, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Anthony was in the process of enrolling in a trade school and becoming a welder.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2025
  • Isaiah dreams of going to college or trade school, getting a job and living on his own.
    — Kaila White, azcentral, 18 May 2018
  • In contrast, most trade schools range in duration from a few weeks of instruction to two years.
    — Marquise Francis, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025
  • As a younger man, Dinh entered trade school and became a mechanic.
    — Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
  • Unable to afford art school, Meyer enrolled in a trade school and learned to weld.
    — Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Apr. 2022
  • McGuire is one of many trade school students wondering what their future holds.
    — Cara Korte, CBS News, 4 June 2020
  • The campus once included a trade school, student housing, a dairy and farm.
    — Littice Bacon-Blood, NOLA.com, 31 Oct. 2017
  • But there are also reasons for students to think carefully about trade schools.
    — Shannon Pickett, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The trade school boasts that over 43% of graduates go on to open their own businesses.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • That includes talking about the military or going to trade schools.
    — David Jesse, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Maxey is enrolling in a trade school to become an electrician.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The young teen was thinking about going to a trade school to learn about becoming a mechanic.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Students who wanted to go on to college or trade school had their tuition paid by the Masons.
    — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2019
  • The president talks about wanting more money to trade schools, which many people support.
    — Nbc News, NBC news, 1 June 2025
  • Eighty percent of Lawn Life's young employees stay in school or enroll in a trade school.
    — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 18 June 2019
  • Brito put off trade school to devote himself to Backyard Squabbles.
    — New York Times, 2 Sep. 2021
  • It was always expected that my siblings and I would either go to college or trade school.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The costs of trade schools vary, but rarely surpass $15,000 for an entire program.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025

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