at school

phrase

British
: attending school as a student
My parents won't let me get a job while I'm at school.

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Nurses are fainting on the wards, children are flopping onto their desks at school. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 Although some kids have powerful immune systems others are easily susceptible to diseases running rampant at school. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026 Back at school, Thom hangs out on the bleachers for a secret meeting with the creepy home invader from Robert’s party. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 Despite Bonta’s assertion Wednesday that the states made no compromises, the agreement drops a key demand that children be barred from using Facebook and Instagram at school. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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