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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Districts from Paterson, N.J. to Cincinnati, OH to Chicago, Ill. report that attendance is affected by students' and parents' fears of raids at school, or alternatively, fear of returning home to discover that family members were taken. —

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 At the time, Leanne was back at school to earn a degree in child and family studies after getting a divorce from her first husband. —

Emma Kershaw, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025 Simply walking around the house, at work, or during class breaks at school burns more calories than standing or sitting. —

Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 29 Jan. 2025 The state had recently passed laws heightening penalties for making threats of mass violence at school, including requiring yearlong expulsions. —

Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for at school