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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For newbies: Orphaned after the death of their parents, 6-year-old Lilo (Maia Kealoha), ostracized at school, is being raised by her devoted but harried teenage sister Nani (Sydney Agudong), nearing the age of adult guardianship.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Really, most parents just want their kid to grow up healthy and happy and feel protected, at home and at school.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 18 May 2025
Verbal abuse can be perpetuated by anyone, anywhere, including on social media, at school, at work, on sports teams, among peers and in the home.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Still, by the late 1950s, less than a third of American children received a meal at school.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Really, most parents just want their kid to grow up healthy and happy and feel protected, at home and at school.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 18 May 2025
Verbal abuse can be perpetuated by anyone, anywhere, including on social media, at school, at work, on sports teams, among peers and in the home.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Still, by the late 1950s, less than a third of American children received a meal at school.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for at school
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“At school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20school. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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