in school
idiom
US
: attending school as a student
My parents won't let me get a job while I'm in school.
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While still in school, de Boer took his mouse armor to local galleries and booked his first commercial exhibition.
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Deena Prichep, NPR, 27 Nov. 2025
Beckman is seeking its first CIF-SS football championship in school history and is playing in the championship game for the first time since 2011.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
With summer vacations ending, kids back in school, and end-of-year goals coming back into focus, some employers go on a hiring spree.
—Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Unsurprisingly, references to gay rights are even more difficult to find in school yearbooks.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
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Deena Prichep, NPR, 27 Nov. 2025
Beckman is seeking its first CIF-SS football championship in school history and is playing in the championship game for the first time since 2011.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
With summer vacations ending, kids back in school, and end-of-year goals coming back into focus, some employers go on a hiring spree.
—Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Unsurprisingly, references to gay rights are even more difficult to find in school yearbooks.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in school
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“In school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20school. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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