How to Use alumnus in a Sentence
alumnus
noun- Her parents are alumni of the state university.
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Robinson is also an alumnus of Center Grove High School.
— Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Oct. 2022 -
The initiative includes a council of 50 family office leaders and Booth alumni who will help steer the program.
— Robert Frank, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024 -
An ornery middle schooler, Lance proudly wore an Auburn jacket around his father, an alumnus of rival school Alabama.
— Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 16 Sep. 2022 -
The School of Rock alumni have each found a path that feels right for them.
— Luke Ottenhof, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2023 -
His 1,425 tackles are the most for an Auburn alumnus in the NFL.
— Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2023 -
And, yes, the USD alumni club may want to reach out to the former Toreros standout.
— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023 -
Few, if any, alumni go through the effort to get on the ballot.
— Matt Egan, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024 -
And so, this is just as much for all of our alumni and our program.
— Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2023 -
Still, some cast members seem not to hold a grudge against the absent alumni.
— Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024 -
The dean added that children of alumni made up about 12% to 13% of each entering class.
— Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 25 Sep. 2023 -
As an alumnus, Turner said the Black history of the school would be lost.
— Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2022 -
This will be the first time in Arizona State history that an alumnus will be at the helm of the program.
— Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2022 -
But 27 Auburn alumni have been fifth-round draft choices.
— Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 21 Apr. 2023 -
Few New Orleans schools can boast as notable a list of alumni.
— Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024 -
These are some of the career paths followed by alumni of The Greater Steps Scholars program.
— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024 -
The Fresno State families and alumni are too, at least the ones that can get tickets.
— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024 -
Kimberly Stone, a UM alumna and the alumni trustee elected to a three-year term.
— Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024 -
They were then invited to take part in a roundtable with alumni.
— Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023 -
The medal is given to alumni in honor of service to the university and the public.
— Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2024 -
The task force was made up of former board chairs, current and former board members and alumni.
— Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024 -
The Dolphins have five Alabama alumni and the Texans have four.
— Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2023 -
As part of the event, Ford and Rock The Bells announced a sweepstakes with voting open to students, faculty, and alumni.
— Shelby Stewart, Essence, 1 Dec. 2023 -
Duke turned down an offer from Mr. Pagliuca, an alumnus and board member, to set up part of the lab there.
— Rob Copeland, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024 -
One of his most recent appearances was about six years ago, at an alumni event.
— Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023 -
And their reach goes beyond prospective students since proud alumni and donors track them, too.
— Alan Blinder, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2023 -
There, the Duchess of Sussex was photographed sharing hugs with students during their tour of the school and roundtable with alumni.
— Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023 -
For years, its alumni have regularly moved on to work as in-house counsel or salary cap experts for clubs in the NFL.
— Chris Deubert, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 -
Because there are individuals at VMI and alumni that were proud of the progress.
— Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023 -
Each room feels like a pre-war apartment, is decked with local art by FIT alumni, and has classic black-and-white tiled bathrooms.
— Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2023
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