undergrad

Example Sentences

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I had gone to college — undergrad was free on a Pell Grant for low-income students — but borrowed money for graduate school.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Among its residents: the mother, father, grandmother and grandfather of an ASU undergrad.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

“I remember being an undergrad looking for more plays and Wikipedia-ing the Pulitzers for a reading list,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Earle, one of today’s biggest social-media stars, started working with Berman and her team of agents while she was an undergrad at the University of Miami.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

“When I was babysitting in undergrad, one day I heard myself telling the kid I was babysitting, ‘You’re such a trouper!’

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie