school bus

noun

: a vehicle used for transporting children to or from school or on activities connected with school

Examples of school bus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Officials said Colt Gray rode the school bus to Apalachee High School carrying a semiautomatic assault rifle hidden in his backpack. CBS News, 12 Sep. 2024 Motorists were caught failing to stop for school buses picking up and dropping off children 8,933 times last school year, nearly 50 times per school day, according to Hardesty. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024 The warrant was issued Monday and the 31-year-old driver was charged in Marion Superior Court with operating a vehicle while causing serious bodily injury and passing a school bus when the arm signal was extended – both felonies. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2024 The chase ended in a collision with a school bus on North 76th Street and West Capitol Drive. Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for school bus 

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Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of school bus was in 1908

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“School bus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20bus. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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