exchange student
nounDefinition of exchange student
: a student from one country received into an institution in another country often in exchange for one sent to an institution in the home country of the first
Examples of exchange student in a Sentence
I went to Germany as an exchange student.
Recent Examples on the Web
The family of Sabika Sheikh, a 17-year-old exchange student from Pakistan who also died in the massacre, are also suing the parents. — Melissa Chan, Time, "Just About Everyone But the Gun Maker Gets Sued After a Mass Shooting," 20 Aug. 2019 There, on a ranch outside Helena, lived a family that had welcomed her with open arms as a high school exchange student. — Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor, "Why America remains a beacon of hope for Liberian refugee," 24 July 2019 At the age of nineteen, Wang ventured abroad for the first time, visiting India as an exchange student. — Laura Dean, The New Yorker, "The Threat of War Brings New Fears to an American Hostage in Iran," 24 June 2019 Knox, a former American exchange student who became the focus of a sensational murder case, arrived Thursday in Italy for the first time since an appeals court acquitted her in 2011 in the slaying of Kercher, her roommate. — Fox News, "Kercher lawyer: Knox presence at law panel "inappropriate"," 14 June 2019 Monitor diplomacy correspondent Howard LaFranchi reflects on his experience as a high school exchange student, living with former members of the French Resistance. — The Christian Science Monitor, "Enjoying more than just the game," 7 June 2019 Sabika was an exchange student with Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program, which is funded by the U.S. State Department. — CBS News, "Thousands attend service for exchange student killed in Santa Fe High School shooting," 20 May 2018 An exchange student and a substitute teacher were among the 10 people killed Friday at Santa Fe High School in Galveston County, Texas, CBS News has confirmed. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, "The victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting," 18 May 2018 Last spring, our son was offered a spot in the George Washington University Paris Scholars’ Program for his freshman year of college and our daughter was accepted as a Rotary exchange student in Sardinia, Italy, for her junior year of high school. — Margaret Burton, Philly.com, "Personal Journey: Prepared for a great opportunity," 23 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'exchange student.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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