How to Use extracurricular in a Sentence

extracurricular

adjective
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  • To that point, Taggart’s extracurricular life had been hyper-focused: Singing rehearsals with the choir could start as late as 10 p.m. and run past 1 a.m.
    — Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The latest of which finds the extracurricular program collecting and packaging hats, gloves and scarves that are placed free on the front school fence for anyone in need.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 17 Jan. 2022
  • This can be anything from an extracurricular to your favorite TV show.
    — Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Most of the extracurricular fun is scripted, but the baseball, played by former minor league and college players, is not.
    — Scott Allen, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
  • Hobbies Are at the Head of the Pack There's nothing wrong with a dad having a good hobby or extracurricular activity.
    — Devonne Goode, Parents, 13 June 2024
  • The school rules will apply to all extracurricular activities, events, sports, etc., the message said.
    — Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Her children -- ages 9 and 12 -- are settled in school and extracurricular activities, and her husband is in a good place in his career.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Lundy had stayed out of trouble, was doing his chores, and was doing well in school and at extracurricular activities.
    — Michelle Rogers, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The threats were reported to law enforcement, and no extracurricular activities will be held at the school for the remainder of the week, according to the statement.
    — Sharif Paget, CNN, 9 Feb. 2023
  • With back to school in full effect and extracurricular activities taking place once or more a week, how can moms create time for dating?
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Sep. 2023
  • My good friend and I each have three children in the same classes who also participate in some of the same extracurricular activities.
    — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Spend some time looking at the school’s extracurricular activities and clubs, and thinking about how to engage with others while on campus.
    — New York Times, 8 July 2022
  • The four astronauts have spent months training together, and even took time to do some extracurricular bonding.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Just like hearing kids are able to do extracurricular activities, so can deaf kids.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The programs are open to students at the Homewood Center and all 12 high schools, where participants can still travel to and from to take part in extracurricular activities.
    — Ethan Ehrenhaft, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Most teams begin preparations in the fall, spending about an hour on the extracurricular activity each week.
    — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The end of the day — when school, extracurricular activities and homework are (hopefully) finally done — is the window that many kids have for downtime.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The sixth-grader spends each day being home-schooled by her mom, before busy evenings filled with extracurricular activities.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022
  • Another of Carr’s passions is the Girl’s Club, an extracurricular program to empower young girls and keep them in school; currently, many marry and become pregnant by the age of 18.
    — Mary Holland, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The period between the end of the college football season and the NFL Draft involves a lot of extracurricular activities for the players transitioning to the pros.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 1 May 2022
  • There can be extracurricular reasons for stuff, sometimes, but that would definitely be a question for him.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2022
  • More than a dozen school systems in the area canceled classes, extracurricular activities or switched to virtual teaching for the day because of the weather threat.
    — Fox News, 18 Mar. 2022
  • This can be taught in school or through extracurricular activities, such as scouting.
    — Shelly Hod Moyal, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The school system announced last month that all in-person extracurricular activities and sports would be canceled through Jan. 15.
    — Jacob Steinberg, baltimoresun.com, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Labor Day weekend offers families one last chance to get away before the hustle and bustle of the new school year and extracurricular commitments fully sink in.
    — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022
  • As detailed in the book, Jones’ mom would sign her up for extracurricular activities to help boost her confidence, while her dad was her biggest cheerleader.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Is rushing going to have to be an extracurricular activity for this offense with Herbert pulling the trigger?
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The 23-year-old grew up in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwest Kenya, and was first introduced to the idea of walking the runways at her high school, which offered modeling as an extracurricular activity to students.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Yancy heads home defeated, stripped of his badge for all of his extracurricular activities and stuck being a restaurant inspector.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The eighth-grader is a straight-A student, highly involved in extracurricular activities like tennis, track and theater, and a participant in regular sleepovers and hangout sessions at the mall.
    — Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024

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