finishing school
Example Sentences
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Among them was 18-year-old Harshvardhan Kadam, who took a part-time job selling laptops after finishing school to help support his mother following his father's death last year.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Amy Poehler and many others described “SNL” almost as a finishing school.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
At the time, Antonelli didn’t have a driver’s license and was still finishing school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
It was a really great finishing school as a young person.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
“I told them about finishing school, and they began to snore.”
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
