How to Use alma mater in a Sentence

alma mater

noun

• I visited my old alma mater last week.
• As the new head coach of the Bruins, Foster wants to get his alma mater back to that level.
  — Dan Greenspan, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
• Chiarello was also named Chef of the Year by his alma mater in 1995.
  — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 8 Oct. 2023
• Thomas is the latest in a line of Kentucky high school standouts to follow Brohm to his alma mater.
  — The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2023
• Vestavia Hills’ Robert Evans (9-6, 2 years) is in his second season as a head coach, both with the Rebels, his alma mater.
  — Dennis Victory, al, 12 Sep. 2023
• Kenny King is 49-31 in his eighth season at his alma mater.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 19 Sep. 2023
• Ever since, the world got a glimpse of his talent with a 15-point effort that year to beat James’ alma mater St. Vincent-St.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
• DuBose spent the last two years as coach at his alma mater, going 17-6 overall.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 2 Dec. 2022
• After the game, the varsity team held hands in a darkened locker room and sang the alma mater in Hawaiian.
  — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2023
• That didn’t stop the longtime head football coach from leaving the program at the end of the season to join his alma mater, the Louisville Cardinals.
  — Katherine Oung, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Aug. 2023
• The outlet also noted that when Derek was honored by his high school alma mater in 1996, Sharlee was there to give a speech.
  — Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
• Hayes returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach in 2012.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2023
• King Charles also attended his father's alma mater but didn't thrive in the same way.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
• In that case, Sanders’ alma mater might attempt to bring him home, leading to a vacancy in Boulder.
  — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
• As a fan of social media's role in the sport, Arnold isn't beyond enjoying a laugh at his alma mater's expense.
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 12 Jan. 2023
• Those three Minnesotans were the foundation of head coach Ben Johnson’s first major class at his alma mater.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2024
• In 2006, the year Madani graduated from Yale, her cake paintings were shown at Oregon State, her alma mater.
  — Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
• Much like the stars aligned in bringing Jeff Brohm home to coach at his alma mater, the first-year Louisville head football coach will have a favorable 2023 schedule to begin his tenure.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2023
• His last contract had a clause that lowered the buyout to $1 million only for Minnesota, his alma mater.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
• Martin returned to his alma mater in 1974, as an assistant coach.
  — Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2024
• The two, set to return to their alma mater next month for a special recording of their podcast on April 11, are seemingly looking forward to a culinary perk of the trip as well.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
• Even at her alma mater, Powell’s position in the literary pantheon had to be dusted off.
  — cleveland, 23 Aug. 2023
• During the fall, the couple brought oldest daughter Willa to join them at a football game at Akins' alma mater, the University of Tennessee.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
• Huggins, who coached at Hall for six years, is back coaching at her alma mater after Kirk Murad left after last season.
  — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2022
• And after Vince is invited to speak to high schoolers at his alma mater, a decades-old grudge with the dad of a current student sends his afternoon into life-or-death chaos.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2024
• Though off to a strong start, Leva couldn’t make ends meet and closed his business in 1991, but continued to work as a consultant in the industry and as a lecturer at his alma mater.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023
• Collins and Danielson have known one another since Danielson’s days at his alma mater, Azusa Pacific.
  — Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 25 Jan. 2024
• Sadly, my own alma mater never answered my emails of warning, either.
  — John Talty | [e-mail], al, 28 Nov. 2022
• Through four years as a Louisville player; through 10 seasons as John Calipari’s assistant on the Kentucky staff; into his first season as head coach back at his alma mater.
  — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2022
• Jack plays football and has aspirations to go to his father’s alma mater, the University of Michigan.
  — Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024