private school

Example Sentences

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Attending private school growing up, he says, it’s easy not to know.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

For the family earning $400,000 with two kids in private school and a mortgage, it might be the largest financial goal they have.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

If a selective, top private school can provide an opportunity for a student to become a “winner,” parents see it as worth attending.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

All six books in her Boys of Tommen series - which follow a group of teenagers navigating love, friendship and trauma at a private school - feature on the list.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

My parents asked me, a little anxiously, if I wanted to go to a private school for girls; they thought I’d feel left out if they didn’t make the effort for me too.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood