in school
idiom
US
: attending school as a student
My parents won't let me get a job while I'm in school.
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Creating more courts and clubs, and offering children the chance to begin playing in school and continue playing through college will guarantee that North American children are well-educated in Padel.
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Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Houston’s trip to the national championship game was going to end either as the best night in school history or as another chapter in this cruel epic.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The Gators recovered the ball as time expired, and the team snagged its third title in school history, winning the game, 65-63.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Working night shifts and then having teens in school the following day is unrealistic and unhealthy.
—Georgia Christakis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
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Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Houston’s trip to the national championship game was going to end either as the best night in school history or as another chapter in this cruel epic.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The Gators recovered the ball as time expired, and the team snagged its third title in school history, winning the game, 65-63.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Working night shifts and then having teens in school the following day is unrealistic and unhealthy.
—Georgia Christakis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in school
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“In school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20school. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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