off campus

idiom

: in housing not provided by a school
She prefers living off campus.

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Once off campus, local law enforcement agencies will be responsible for overseeing demonstrations. Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026 Streicher moved into a house just off campus with Fleming (now the special teams coordinator at Kentucky), Drew Mehringer (now the offensive coordinator at Oregon) and Zak Kuhr (now the Patriots’ defensive play caller). Chad Graff, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 Social media posts indicated students from roughly 20 other high schools across the Valley also planned to walk off campus. Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026 Two Temple University students were robbed this week in separate incidents off campus in North Philadelphia, university officials announced. Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for off campus

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“Off campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20campus. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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