finishing school

Example Sentences

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It was a really great finishing school as a young person.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Many survivors treated in childhood or young adulthood are working toward finishing school, launching careers, gaining independence, or starting families.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

She enrolled at Milan’s Istituto Marangoni, a finishing school for Italian fashion royalty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

In recent years, Eintracht have earned a reputation as a finishing school for some of the world's best strikers.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

“Where else can you go? You fled finishing school, and you’ll be in better society here than you would find with me. Including me. Don’t run off again.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine