grammar school
nounDefinition of grammar school
1a
: a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college
b
: a British college preparatory school
2
: a school intermediate between primary school and high school
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Almost all of these guys had been stars in college, high school, grammar school. — Rich Cohen, Harper's magazine, "The Wood Chipper," 19 Aug. 2019 By his own admission to a Tribune reporter, Battle, a high school dropout, has struggled with mental illness and homelessness since grammar school. — Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, "Trial into killing of off-duty Chicago cop begins with defendant representing himself: ‘I’m not coming in here to lose’," 14 Aug. 2019 From early intervention, through pre-school and grammar school and middle school into high school, every chart, every report, every evaluation, confirmed what the doctor first said: That Lucy is less than. — Beverly Beckham, BostonGlobe.com, "Love is like night vision. It gives us new eyes," 25 June 2019 Anybody remember being in grammar school and learning those scary and, to some enlightened youngsters, silly duck-and-cover drills, which taught us to crouch under our desks and cover our heads in case of an attack? — Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com, "Ask Rick: Former Nike missile bases on our lake, a rug company's waterfall and other weirdness," 17 June 2019 The groom’s mother is a teacher at St. Monica Roman Catholic School, a grammar school in Philadelphia. — New York Times, "Kerri Connolly, Patrick Costello," 13 May 2018 His best friend from grammar school is now one of my besties, and my BFFs are his. 14. — Anne Roderique-jones, SELF, "15 Lessons I’ve Learned in 15 Years of Marriage," 8 Jan. 2019 His mother was a guidance counselor at the Sheridan School, a grammar school in Washington, and his father was an analyst at Fannie Mae, also in Washington. — New York Times, "Sarah Schrag, William Adler," 1 July 2018 USA TODAY Sports Let the cringing begin for grammar school teachers. — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, "City of Las Vegas 'bans' capital letters to support Golden Knights in Stanley Cup vs. Capitals," 26 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'grammar school.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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