as in schoolchild
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Recent Examples of schoolkid
Many American schoolkids can recite the misadventures of scofflaws such as Jesse James, but Moses’s story got forgotten — at least until Roberts went digging.
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Drew Goins, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Through the snores of travelers inches from my face and the antics of schoolkids ignoring their chaperones.
—Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
An undercover reporter for the BBC met dealers making thousands of pounds a day selling drugs to schoolkids on socials.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
In a theater stuffed with schoolkids, all was calm until movie actors — probing through this Arctic habitat — warily opened a door.
—Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for schoolkid 
Drew Goins, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Through the snores of travelers inches from my face and the antics of schoolkids ignoring their chaperones.
—Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
An undercover reporter for the BBC met dealers making thousands of pounds a day selling drugs to schoolkids on socials.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
In a theater stuffed with schoolkids, all was calm until movie actors — probing through this Arctic habitat — warily opened a door.
—Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for schoolkid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolkid
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In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep. 2024
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Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
24 June 2024
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In September last year, a 10-year-old Japanese schoolboy was killed in a second knife attack near another Japanese school in the southern city of Shenzhen.—
Chris Lau,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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The air kiss and Trump's schoolboy grin show a glimpse of the sparks still there.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The share of kindergartners with vaccine exemptions increased in 40 states plus Washington, D.C., during the 2023-24 school year, per the CDC.—
Adriel Bettelheim,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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In the Fort Worth school district, the county’s largest, the number of kindergartners who are up-to-date with the MMR vaccine has dropped from 96% of students in the 2019-20 school year to 84% in 2023-24.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article A Queens subway rider busted for sprawling across more than one seat was then linked to several recent frightening crimes against women, including groping three schoolgirls, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Based on a novel by Joan Lindsey, the film is about a group of schoolgirls who, on Valentine’s Day in 1900, go to a remote scenic outcropping to spend the day.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
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The program is designed for preschoolers, but children of all ages are welcome. —1945: The Year the War Ended, 1 p.m. March 1.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2025
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Key Takeaway Sleeping through the night may be challenging for some babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.—
Heather Gowen Walsh,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2025
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The foundation provides scholarships, educational assistance, and athletic guidance to children, adolescents, and young adults striving for positive advancement, according to its website.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Pitts brood, including adolescents and youngest daughter Onjel, then 2, the same age as Dolen son Sean, moved into Chris and John Dolen’s three bedroom home for about six weeks, Pitts’ wife Marilyn recalls.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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When small family dairy farms were numerous and dotted the countryside, and kids would play summer baseball without adults coaching.—
Tom Redman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Alonso and his wife Haley cemented themselves as members of the community with various charity initiatives to support animals, veterans and kids.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Schoolkid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolkid. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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