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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The complaint does not note if the children were in school.
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The skills students need today are very different from those required in school 10, 20, or 30 years ago.
—Sara Schapiro, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In 1991-92, KU won the Big Eight title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Bob Milano, an Oakland kid who played catcher at Cal and then became the winningest baseball coach in school history, has died.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The skills students need today are very different from those required in school 10, 20, or 30 years ago.
—Sara Schapiro, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In 1991-92, KU won the Big Eight title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Bob Milano, an Oakland kid who played catcher at Cal and then became the winningest baseball coach in school history, has died.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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