Used in a Sentence

single-sex

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for single-sex.

Editorial note

I display, on my website promoting single-sex schools, the arguments and papers that convinced me single-sex schools were a good idea.

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Quick take

Suitable for, or restricted to, only one gender.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of single-sex gathered in one view.

adjective

Suitable for, or restricted to, only one gender.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for single-sex.

adjective

Suitable for, or restricted to, only one gender.

Example sentences

1

I display, on my website promoting single-sex schools, the arguments and papers that convinced me single-sex schools were a good idea.

2

Before arguing about the benefit/costs of single-sex education, understand that I base my opinion not on this article but about the well established controversy surrounding single-sex education.

3

If some want to attend single-sex schools and this has proven educational benefits, let them do so.

4

It does not take a closer look at why coed schools are worse than single-sex schools in academic results.

5

Interesting starting point, but like pointed out flawed to say single-sex schools are better overall purely based on this one metric.

6

Things that definitely need to be addressed - what are the differences in the coed vs single-sex schools these people go to?

7

Your education record will out you because your school was single-sex, and you can't transition in school or at least daren't try.

8

For example, schools and states may base decisions to offer single-sex mathematics classes on the belief that these gender differences exist (Arms, 2007).

9

Why does Seoul have a single-sex vs coed separation in the first place?

10

I would prefer that the notion of single-sex school do not become the symbol of sexism in the early 2000.

11

I was educated for 6 years in a single-sex environment and 8 years in a coed.

12

It'd also be interesting to run a self-assessment of the single-sex students vs the coed students asking them a broad array of well-being questions, e.g.

Quote examples

1

Having single-sex education as "the solution" to sexism, is like having single-race schools as the solution to racism.

2

Someone more interested in dismissing my ideas than in learning what they were could just as easily say "Effective Schooling is a known advocate of single-sex education, and can therefore not be trusted to report on the issue" (indeed, people say this all the time).

Proper noun examples

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Single-sex schools do not provide any social or educational benefits over coeducational programs within the public school system, according to a study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use single-sex in a sentence?

I display, on my website promoting single-sex schools, the arguments and papers that convinced me single-sex schools were a good idea.

What does single-sex mean?

Suitable for, or restricted to, only one gender.

What part of speech is single-sex?

single-sex is commonly used as adjective.