schoolgirl
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As we leave the dilapidated compound, with books strewn across the floors of some classrooms, we spot a schoolgirl in uniform walking forlornly towards her home.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
He invited someone from the crowd to sing and Belfast schoolgirl Síomha Nic Bhrádaigh serenaded him with the Irish ballad, An Cáilín Álainn, as reported by Irish broadcaster RTÉ.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Then just a starry-eyed Catholic schoolgirl, she remembers walking down Times Square and hearing a woman singing in the streets in a style unknown to her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 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
Therefore, to use the expressive, if not elegant, language of a schoolgirl, “He was as nervous as a witch and as cross as a bear”.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Eleven Metropolitan Police officers are being investigated by the police watchdog for their handling of the initial inquiry into a crash in Wimbledon that killed two schoolgirls three years ago, the BBC has been told.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
When the next streetcar rolls in, the upper deck fills with a gaggle of schoolgirls, squabbling over who gets the window seat closest to the sea breeze.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
For example, the BBC was told the schoolgirls recently abducted from Maga were Muslim.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
After 24 schoolgirls were released from Kebbi, state governor Nasir Idris, said the release was secured through "non-kinetic" efforts -- such as diplomacy.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
But unlike the schoolgirls who stood in the playground, the soldiers stomped and marched.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
