in school

phrase

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

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As the only Supreme Court case to date involving censorship in school libraries, Pico, while a limited ruling, did set out general guidelines still used today. — Susan Farrell, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026 Mitchell is the second player in school history to lead MU in all three statistics and was a team leader in his two years in Columbia. — Pj Green october 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026 Pike took a piece of the victim's crushed skull as a trophy and later showed it off in school, recounting that Slemmer had begged the trio to stop, according to court records. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Crowding is often less of an issue because kids are back in school and because the season falls between major travel periods. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in school

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“In school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20school. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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