Collocations for "high school"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "high school" in context.
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high school
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [private, public] high school
- is in high school
- goes to high school
- just [finished, started] high school
- plays [football, soccer] in high school
- dropped out of high school
- finished high school
- graduated from high school
- teaches (at) high school
- [teaches, studies] at the high school
- at [a, the] local high school
- her first day of high school
- built a new high school
- what to do after high school
- a high school [student, graduate]
- is a high school [principal, teacher, counselor]
- has a high school [degree, diploma]
- high school [friends, memories, sweetheart]
- a high school [party, trip, reunion]
- high school [math, English] class
- in the high school [band, debate club]
'high school' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arena
- athlete
- ball
- basketball
- biology
- classmate
- coach
- course
- degree
- diploma
- dork
- drama
- dropout
- education
- electronic
- enlist
- flame
- fly
- football
- freshman
- geography
- graduate
- graduation
- high
- hockey
- integration
- junior
- locker
- marry
- math
- mature
- meet
- military
- mumps
- musical
- nickname
- pal
- portable
- presentation
- runner
- school
- select
- senior
- snob
- sophomore
- student
- sweetheart
- teach
- teacher
- text