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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Legend: The Titans are a handful in the trenches and have their best and most talented team in school history.
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Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
Teachers were not required to report their undocumented students to authorities, healthcare providers were not required to turn undocumented patients away, and students were permitted to remain in school.
—Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Born in Chicago, in 1933, Quincy Delight Jones Jr. took up the trumpet in school at age 10.
—Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
Coach Jon Roberts called in the biggest win in school history.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
Teachers were not required to report their undocumented students to authorities, healthcare providers were not required to turn undocumented patients away, and students were permitted to remain in school.
—Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Born in Chicago, in 1933, Quincy Delight Jones Jr. took up the trumpet in school at age 10.
—Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
Coach Jon Roberts called in the biggest win in school history.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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“In school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20school. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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