in session

idiom

: in the process of meeting formally

Congress is in session right now.

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 May is a great month to hit the state because the temperature is rising but school is still in session so families aren’t traveling yet. —

Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 July 2024 Any decisions will likely have to wait until next year when the Legislature is back in session. —

Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2024 The trial, which is expected to last months, is back in session on Monday morning at Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland. —

Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024 Legislators will be in session through the end of March, and Beshear will have 10 days to veto bills after that. —

Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 1 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in session

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