often attributive
Examples of student in a Sentence
a group of college students
She is a student at Georgetown University.
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The methodology incorporated ratings from current students, alumni, and parents, as well as quantitative data collected from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Avery got her start in journalism while attending university, writing for the school newspaper and editing the student non-fiction magazine.
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Katie Pappas had kept a secret for weeks from her students at northwest suburban Timber Trails Elementary.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
Avery got her start in journalism while attending university, writing for the school newspaper and editing the student non-fiction magazine.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2025
Katie Pappas had kept a secret for weeks from her students at northwest suburban Timber Trails Elementary.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Just how mad is Beijing about President Donald Trump’s decision to revoke student visas for Chinese nationals?
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 14 June 2025
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“Student.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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student
noun
stu·dent
ˈst(y)üd-ᵊnt 
chiefly Southern -ənt
1
: scholar sense 1
especially
: one who attends a school or college
2
: one who studies
a student of life
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