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skipping school

ADJECTIVE
truant
Synonyms
STRONG
AWOL hooky no-show
WEAK
absent without leave astray away cutting class gone missing not present playing hooky

Example Sentences

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High-income students and high achievers are also skipping school.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

His interests include reptiles and newts - writing in the Guardian in 2010, he described skipping school and going to Streatham Common, hoping to catch some tadpoles.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2023

She says she’ll continue to fight for climate action, she just won’t be skipping school anymore.

From NewsForKids.net • Sep. 14, 2023

Orange was arrested in mid-February, ostensibly because one protest included students skipping school.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2023

I tried to make myself feel bad about skipping school, but it didn’t work.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine