Example Sentences

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The Ivies have sent teams to March Madness since the inception of the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

Yet coverage of the crisis in public schools pales in comparison to the obsessive reportage about Harvard and the Ivies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

While athletic scholarships at other schools can be contingent on an athlete’s playing status, need-based awards in the Ivies are not.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

Even though we are talking about the Ivies, we are also talking about different kinds of educational elitism, whether it's an MIT or a Vassar.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2022

But over the years it gradually shed its religious affiliation and became a secular institution, as did the other Ivies.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times