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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Ionescu learned English at school but still primarily speaks Romanian with her family.
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Ben Pickman, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Another family, who practices Humanist and atheist traditions, said the displays will remind their child of previous trauma experienced at school due to religious proselytizing.
—Natalie Demaree, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2025
Waiting is what poor people do—for buses in lines at school at everywhere.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
The law extends early intervention therapies and services through the Early Steps program to Florida families until an autistic child turns 4 and begins receiving services at school.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2025
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Ben Pickman, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Another family, who practices Humanist and atheist traditions, said the displays will remind their child of previous trauma experienced at school due to religious proselytizing.
—Natalie Demaree, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2025
Waiting is what poor people do—for buses in lines at school at everywhere.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
The law extends early intervention therapies and services through the Early Steps program to Florida families until an autistic child turns 4 and begins receiving services at school.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 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 27 Jun. 2025.
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