How to Use at school in a Sentence

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  • In the heyday of the 1990s, kids did their eye tests at school.
    Hazlitt, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Or are they bound to be one of many at school with the same name?
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
  • But the problem is, this mom has twin girls who are in the same class at school.
    Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Here are some that could affect you at home, at work, at school and on the road.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The Jewish girls showed up at school; the goyim went to the movies without them.
    Emma Allen, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Charles was supposed to drop their son JJ off at school.
    Kat Teurfs, Chelsea Narvaez, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The girls at school are ruled by the twin gods of conformity and cliquishness.
    Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 7 July 2023
  • Start times in Japan were 9 a.m. when many are either at school or work.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • All my friends at school looked like that — just the cheaper versions.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The vessel will take him away from the bullying at school.
    Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The car line to pick up and drop off your kids at school may resemble Mad Max: Fury Road.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
  • By the time my baby is born, my son will be well into Year Two at school.
    Nell Frizzell, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The Terriers are friends with Bluey and the rest of Calypso’s class at school.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Our youngest child, Mostafa, was playing on a swing while his siblings were at school.
    Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2024
  • But the kids follow the news and hear the gossip at school, and their anxiety is building.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • My 9-year-old is struggling with friendships at school.
    R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • No one should have to endure this level of hatred, let alone at school.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Some students rely on breakfast and lunch at school, and may miss a meal if school starts at 10 a.m.
    Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 12 May 2023
  • Five moms and five babies call this home, with day care provided while the young moms — ages 12 to 18 — are at school or work.
    Jacinda Palomo, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2023
  • Children can receive free meals at school and many can receive meals for part of the summer.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Ask them about their day at school and have conversations with them about life.
    Dr. Shanessa Fenner, Essence, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Yonatan’s three children were at school and the two of them were alone in the apartment, which suddenly felt quiet.
    Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
  • And in a sign of what was to come, Hoeft turned in a stellar performance in a stock-picking contest at school.
    Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The child was confirmed to be safe at school and told deputies that no one had approached her before or during school.
    Andrea Morabito, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Moss was afraid to leave the house, and her teenage son, after receiving racist threats by phone, stumbled at school.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Clip from the 1960s Barbie commercial: Now Ken and Barbie meet for lunch at school.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 July 2023
  • Fay Austin, the mother of Boateng, said that her grandson was at school on lockdown during the shooting.
    Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The 14-year-old was arrested at school Wednesday and is facing 18 charges.
    Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But surely any officer in the King’s army would have been force-fed Virgil at school?
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
  • One boy, who had a severe disability, remarked how Isabel was one of the few people at school who befriended him.
    Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024

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