often attributive
Examples of student in a Sentence
a group of college students
She is a student at Georgetown University.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
And that may be the most important lesson Professor Press passes on to her young students.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
New details emerge on ICE using Taser to grab ex-Yale student.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
In addition to being a husband and a father, Curry owns a media company, a bourbon brand, a golf league for kids and a philanthropic foundation that gives back to California students.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 June 2025
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“Student.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student. Accessed 6 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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