at school
idiom
British
: attending school as a student
My parents won't let me get a job while I'm at school.
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All of that was dropped around 2008 at school cutbacks.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
For students already enrolled in a Milwaukee public school, the essay will be administered at school.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Best Weighted Plush Tough day at school?
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
The kids at school all watched the show every week.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
For students already enrolled in a Milwaukee public school, the essay will be administered at school.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Best Weighted Plush Tough day at school?
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
The kids at school all watched the show every week.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at school
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“At school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20school. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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