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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Paula wears the red jacket on her first day at school.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Johnson was enraged after learning a DCS employee had interviewed his 9-year-old daughter at school without his knowledge or consent, prosecutors said.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
These individual snack packs are commonly handed out as quick snacks at school or camp, where kids might eat them on-the-go when they are unsupervised or in places which might not have the medical resources to treat a reaction instantaneously.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 July 2025
Tom threw batting practice to Jackson, took Ethan down in the garage to vent and hit soft toss after a bad day at school.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Johnson was enraged after learning a DCS employee had interviewed his 9-year-old daughter at school without his knowledge or consent, prosecutors said.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
These individual snack packs are commonly handed out as quick snacks at school or camp, where kids might eat them on-the-go when they are unsupervised or in places which might not have the medical resources to treat a reaction instantaneously.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 July 2025
Tom threw batting practice to Jackson, took Ethan down in the garage to vent and hit soft toss after a bad day at school.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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“At school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20school. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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