at school
idiom
British
: attending school as a student
My parents won't let me get a job while I'm at school.
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Dahmen, a former cosmetology student, was denied appropriate accommodations to pump at school while breastfeeding.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
My kid twisted his ankle at school today, and the teacher didn’t do anything about it.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
According to the report, a whopping 80 percent of parents surveyed believe the threat of gun violence at school has changed the childhood experience entirely.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 10 Mar. 2025
In the book, Jacob and his friend, Sophie, are chased out of the bathrooms at school.
—Sarah Hoffman and Ian Hoffman, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
My kid twisted his ankle at school today, and the teacher didn’t do anything about it.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
According to the report, a whopping 80 percent of parents surveyed believe the threat of gun violence at school has changed the childhood experience entirely.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 10 Mar. 2025
In the book, Jacob and his friend, Sophie, are chased out of the bathrooms at school.
—Sarah Hoffman and Ian Hoffman, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
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“At school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20school. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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