prep school

Example Sentences

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Angelakis grew up in Peabody, Mass., and attended an area prep school before earning an undergraduate degree at Babson College.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

He was one of the leading scorers in the City Section at 28.5 points per game and left for prep school at Academy of Central Florida, where he’s averaging close to 20 points.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Foster attended a French-language prep school in Los Angeles as a child, meaning she attained fluency with much more ease and access than many Americans are afforded.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

When he was a child, his aunt and uncle accidentally enrolled him in a Baptist boarding school in Kentucky, thinking it was a prestigious prep school.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

It was a decadent atmosphere for me whose previous experience of dating had been mixers and parlor calls from boys at prep school.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez