in school

idiom

US
: attending school as a student
My parents won't let me get a job while I'm in school.

Examples of in school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Wiley dealt with several injuries through his time in school, including an ankle sprain, an injured oblique, a hamstring injury and a back injury. 35. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024 Laird Veatch at Mizzou: ‘Perfect fit’ Veatch was presented a football jersey with the No. 22 by university chancellor Mun Choi — because Veatch is the 22nd athletic director in school history. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2024 Concerns included allegations that Darien paid his roommate $1,900 in school funds under the false pretense of coaching the girls soccer team, police said. Ben Finley, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024 But inside were portraits of moments that are pivotal to him from his time in school. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 26 Apr. 2024 The fact that children who study music can do better in school and better in life. Abc News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024 Using food grown at the school in school lunches is a first-in-the-nation approach, Linda Lecht, the president of the Education Fund told the Miami Herald. Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024 The gymnastics star and her Louisiana State University squad helped bring home the first NCAA women’s gymnastics championship in school history on Saturday with a near perfect performance in front of more than 7,600 fans in Fort Worth, Texas. Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024 During the school year, Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation also offers school break camps, which are available on a number of the days when Lee’s Summit R-7 School District students are not in school. Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024

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“In school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20school. Accessed 5 May. 2024.

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