finishing school

Example Sentences

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Museveni studied in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in the 1960s when the university acted as a kind of revolutionary finishing school for anti-colonialists.

From Barron's

In recent years, Eintracht have earned a reputation as a finishing school for some of the world's best strikers.

From BBC

"I dreamed of finishing school and becoming a doctor," said the eldest of five siblings who, according to the law, should be in school until the age of 16.

From Barron's

In Year 2, on the other hand, Betts has graduated to something of a finishing school.

From Los Angeles Times

“But there’s finishing school. That’s something that we were prepared for. I know it’s harder for him to embrace not having complete success, but this is a tough league.”

From Los Angeles Times