exchange student

noun

|Updated on: 9 Aug 2018

Examples: exchange student in a Sentence

Definition of exchange student

: a student from one country received into an institution in another country often in exchange for one sent to an institution in the home country of the first

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Examples of exchange student in a Sentence

I went to Germany as an exchange student.

Recent Examples of exchange student from the Web

Houston, according to Mayor Sylvester Turner, has one of largest exchange students programs in the world.

— Fox News, "1st funeral of Santa Fe High School shooting: Pakistani exchange student remembered as 'precious gift'," 20 May 2018
The Islamic Society for Greater Houston says services for 17-year-old Pakistani exchange student Sabika Sheikh are scheduled for a mosque in suburban Houston.

— christal hayes, USA TODAY, "Texas school shooting: First funeral scheduled for Sunday as community continues to mourn," 20 May 2018
An exchange student from Pakistan, Sabika Sheikh was studying in Texas under the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study program and was set to return home in three weeks for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

— jenny jarvie, latimes.com, "Texas school shooting victims: Portraits of the fallen," 19 May 2018
The Pakistani Embassy in Washington, D.C., confirmed that exchange student Sabika Sheikh was killed in the shooting.

— caroline linton, CBS News, "The victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting," 18 May 2018
Theeb Alyami, 27, and Jaser Daham Alrakah, 25, exchange students from Saudi Arabia, were among several adults who jumped in to help.

— jason silverstein, CBS News, "Two college students from Saudi Arabia drown while trying to rescue children," 5 July 2018
Among the crosses was one for Sabika Sheikh, a Muslim exchange student killed in the shooting.

— brittney martin, Washington Post, "Praying the pain away: Christianity’s presence at Santa Fe High grows after shooting," 26 May 2018
Among the victims was Sabika Sheikh, a Pakistani exchange student.

— madeline farber, Fox News, "Victims of Santa Fe High School shooting include substitute teacher, Pakistani exchange student," 22 May 2018
Mourners also gathered at a Houston-area mosque to remember the life of a slain exchange student from Pakistan.

— chicagotribune.com, "Texas school shooting survivors face a 'spiritual war zone'," 21 May 2018

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