finishing school

Example Sentences

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"If breaking into the team is the foundation, the Champions League and the upper echelons of the Premier League are the finishing school."

From BBC

Ms Clifton was born on 16 March 1915 in Lambeth, south London, and after finishing school she followed her passion for fashion, working as a clothing cutter and before joining her daughter's printing business.

From BBC

Contemptuous of tradition and lineage, massively successful despite not having been educated in the finishing schools of Fleming’s youth, McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr brushed off British propriety as a relic.

From Los Angeles Times

At the time when I was finishing school and living in New York, those roles were not available in the mainstream.

From New York Times

Hudson’s son lost help with his homework and a support system she didn’t have the capacity to offer as a single, working mother of two who was finishing school.

From Seattle Times