truant Sentence Examples
- The truant student skipped school to play video games.
- The parents were worried about their child's truancy.
- The school implemented a strict policy to deter truancy.
- The truant teenagers loitered outside the mall, causing trouble.
- The truants were apprehended by the school authorities.
- The new principal vowed to crack down on truancy.
- The students who were habitual truants faced suspension.
- The truancy rate in the district had reached alarming levels.
- The truancy officer worked to identify and support at-risk students.
- The school counselor addressed the underlying factors contributing to truancy.
truant Meaning
truant (n)
one who is absent from school without permission
someone who shirks duty
truant (s)
absent without permission
truant (n.)
One who stays away from business or any duty; especially, one who stays out of school without leave; an idler; a loiterer; a shirk.
truant (a.)
Wandering from business or duty; loitering; idle, and shirking duty; as, a truant boy.
truant (v. i.)
To idle away time; to loiter, or wander; to play the truant.
truant (v. t.)
To idle away; to waste.
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FAQs About the word truant
one who is absent from school without permission, someone who shirks duty, absent without permissionOne who stays away from business or any duty; especially, on
absent, retired, away, out,AWOL, missing,departed, abroad, vacationing, gone
present, present, attending, here, participating, here, participating,attending,accompanying, accompanying
The truant student skipped school to play video games.
The parents were worried about their child's truancy.
The school implemented a strict policy to deter truancy.
The truant teenagers loitered outside the mall, causing trouble.
