go to university

idiom

British
: to study at a university

Examples of go to university in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After the Islamist militants were driven from power in 2001, women were free to go to university and work. Sheena McKenzie, CNN, 22 Aug. 2021 Stephen harbors the unfulfilled ambition go to university to become an architect. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2022 Sam McAlister was the first in her family to go to university, before training to be a criminal barrister. Sam McAlister, Town & Country, 11 Oct. 2022 That will come in handy if, for example, a family member leaves home to go to university. Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 2 Sep. 2022 A lot of them didn’t go to university, they were denied that access. Marta Balaga, Variety, 9 Aug. 2022 Charlotte ought to go to university, all her teachers said. Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022 And at the time, the opportunity to go to university was free in the U.K. Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2021 Unlike his older brother Charles, Andrew didn’t go to university. Lauren Dezenski, CNN, 10 Aug. 2021

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“Go to university.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20university. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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