alma mater

Example Sentences

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Orgeron played defensive line for four years at Northwestern State, then started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater in 1984.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

During a 2024 commencement address to his alma mater at the University of Pennsylvania engineering school, Ternus relayed a story about making the Cinema Display, the first Apple product he worked on a quarter-century ago.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

We have no heirs and plan to leave our assets to an endowed scholarship at my alma mater, plus a smaller gift to a local university program.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

He has instituted a system closer to that of his alma mater, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, where associates move less freely between working for different partners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

When Dennis Hoagland and I first met, outside the career services office of my alma mater, I thought it would be a brief affair.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee