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.
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At this point, schools can’t ensure that class won’t be in session at the same time as members of the public are lining up to vote, both the JCEB and KCEB noted.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
School was not in session the day of the dog attack because of the holiday.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
The school year is back in session, and now students can check out how their university stacks up to other schools across the country.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
The press conference follows the House Oversight Committee's release of its first tranche of documents on Epstein on the first day Congress was back in session after the Labor Day holiday.
—James Powel, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
School was not in session the day of the dog attack because of the holiday.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
The school year is back in session, and now students can check out how their university stacks up to other schools across the country.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
The press conference follows the House Oversight Committee's release of its first tranche of documents on Epstein on the first day Congress was back in session after the Labor Day holiday.
—James Powel, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in session
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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