in session
idiom
1
: in the process of meeting formally
Congress is in session right now.
2
US
: conducting classes
School will be back in session at the beginning of September.
Examples of in session in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
That's about 10 such meetings for each day the Legislature was in session in 2023.
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Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department class is finally in session, as the superstar dropped the project in the form of a surprise double album on Friday (April 19).
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
Festival of Books Live will stream April 20-21, while the festival’s in session, via latimes.com.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Republican lawmakers also rejected $16 million in federal dollars for meals for low-income children over the summer, when school is not in session.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
Kansas law prevents legislative candidates from soliciting contributions from PACs and lobbyists while the Legislature is in session.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
That kept the Senate in session into early Saturday morning as Schumer and the Republicans haggled over a deal.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
Others will remain in session or dismiss students early.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
Once the Senate is back in session, the oath is administered to the Senate as a group.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department class is finally in session, as the superstar dropped the project in the form of a surprise double album on Friday (April 19).
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
Festival of Books Live will stream April 20-21, while the festival’s in session, via latimes.com.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Republican lawmakers also rejected $16 million in federal dollars for meals for low-income children over the summer, when school is not in session.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
Kansas law prevents legislative candidates from soliciting contributions from PACs and lobbyists while the Legislature is in session.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
That kept the Senate in session into early Saturday morning as Schumer and the Republicans haggled over a deal.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
Others will remain in session or dismiss students early.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
Once the Senate is back in session, the oath is administered to the Senate as a group.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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