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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And then obviously in between that, either dropping my kid off at school or picking my kid up or hanging out, going to the park or something like that in some of those gaps, but that’s a very happy day, very chill, humbling day (Laughs).
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
Some high school students in states where the SAT is offered as part of statewide assessments may automatically take the test at school.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Most, but not all, have access to choir classes at school.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Then, as his fiancée Mildred Pierre was pulling out of their driveway to drop the kids off at school, ICE agents surrounded the home and detained Taylor on January 15, Pierre told CNN.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
Some high school students in states where the SAT is offered as part of statewide assessments may automatically take the test at school.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Most, but not all, have access to choir classes at school.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Then, as his fiancée Mildred Pierre was pulling out of their driveway to drop the kids off at school, ICE agents surrounded the home and detained Taylor on January 15, Pierre told CNN.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at school
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“At school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20school. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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