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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Take an interest in what your kid is interested in, whether that’s sports, dance, drawing, or a certain subject in school.
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Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 5 Dec. 2025
Vanderbilt finished the regular season 10-2 (6-2 SEC), its first 10-win regular season in school history.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
For the first time in school history, Diman is the Vocational Large champion, defeating Whittier Tech, 31-6, on a frigid night at Hormel Stadium.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
The exercise was to provide motivation, inspiration and perhaps recollection for an Aztecs program that suddenly, inexplicably has lost its way, entering December with a 3-3 record and computer metrics unbecoming of a team billed as one of the best in school history.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
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Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 5 Dec. 2025
Vanderbilt finished the regular season 10-2 (6-2 SEC), its first 10-win regular season in school history.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
For the first time in school history, Diman is the Vocational Large champion, defeating Whittier Tech, 31-6, on a frigid night at Hormel Stadium.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
The exercise was to provide motivation, inspiration and perhaps recollection for an Aztecs program that suddenly, inexplicably has lost its way, entering December with a 3-3 record and computer metrics unbecoming of a team billed as one of the best in school history.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
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“In school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20school. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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