convent school
Example Sentences
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After becoming orphaned as a teen, she went to a convent school to be educated, but she eventually returned to her family’s estate and married her neighbor Manuel Padilla, an influential politician with progressive views.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The startlingly beautiful Leigh was born Vivian Hartley, an only child raised first in India and then shipped off to convent school in England.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
Her convent school objected, saying the hijab clashed with the uniform, which was a long tunic and trousers.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2022
Her father’s job led the family to move to Cyprus, Hong Kong and eventually Japan, where Ms. Pagett attended a Yokohama convent school and began acting at age 8, playing Snow White.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2021
He said Patria could go away to a convent school if it wasn’t one just for becoming a nun.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
