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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Her mother, a housewife, dropped her off at school in a Mercedes.
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Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Sixty-five percent of respondents in low-income countries were exposed to them, too, including at school, on social media, at sporting events and in cartoons.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Brian De Palma's lurid, almost feverish depiction of the bullying and abuse that Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) suffers at school and at home manages to feel empathetic rather than exploitative.
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The entertaining songs and visuals divert their attention away from a stressful day at school.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Sixty-five percent of respondents in low-income countries were exposed to them, too, including at school, on social media, at sporting events and in cartoons.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Brian De Palma's lurid, almost feverish depiction of the bullying and abuse that Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) suffers at school and at home manages to feel empathetic rather than exploitative.
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The entertaining songs and visuals divert their attention away from a stressful day at school.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
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“At school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20school. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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