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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The next morning, their mother dropped Nathaniel off at school.
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Anna Turning, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
One summer, after Green got in trouble at school for cheating on a test, Babers didn’t let her son play AAU.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
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By Christina Caron
Feb. 20, 2025
When Jennifer S. Wortham was a teenager, her younger brother Patrick started acting out and getting in trouble at school.
—Christina Caron, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump’s Education Department has a simple message to schools: ban all diversity, equity and inclusion at school or else.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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Anna Turning, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
One summer, after Green got in trouble at school for cheating on a test, Babers didn’t let her son play AAU.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
Vanessa Saba Listen to this article · 5:23 min Learn more
By Christina Caron
Feb. 20, 2025
When Jennifer S. Wortham was a teenager, her younger brother Patrick started acting out and getting in trouble at school.
—Christina Caron, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump’s Education Department has a simple message to schools: ban all diversity, equity and inclusion at school or else.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 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 10 Mar. 2025.
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