schoolgirl

Example Sentences

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She won a Bafta in 2010 for best leading actress and an Oscar nomination following her portrayal of a schoolgirl in the coming-of-age drama An Education.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The Altadena schoolgirl was witnessing the Big Bang of L.A. smog.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A schoolgirl who was wrongly sent from Northern Ireland to England for a termination was traumatised by the ordeal, her mother has said.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

One 17-year-old schoolgirl in north Tehran said the city felt like a vast cemetery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

It was surprising, she thought, as she approached the structure, that she had never spent volunteer hours there as a schoolgirl.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry