finishing school

Frequency: 5.53.5 per million words

A private school for young women, traditionally focused on teaching social graces and cultural refinement.

finishingfinishing + NOUN

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school

Examples (10)

  • She attended an exclusive finishing school in Switzerland.
  • The finishing school taught etiquette and proper social behavior.
  • Many wealthy families sent their daughters to a finishing school.
  • The traditional finishing school emphasized cultural refinement.
  • After graduating from the finishing school, she felt more confident.
  • The finishing school curriculum included languages and deportment.
  • Her parents enrolled her in a prestigious finishing school.
  • The old-fashioned finishing school still operates today.
  • Students at the finishing school learned proper dining etiquette.
  • The European finishing school attracted international students.