alma mater
Example Sentences
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Red Sanders departed Vanderbilt — his alma mater — to embark on a golden era of football at UCLA, guiding the Bruins to a 66-19-1 record and a share of the Bruins’ only national championship, in 1954.
From Los Angeles Times
Walking on the field and leaving as the head coach of his high school alma mater and Division 1 champions left him trying to figure what he was feeling.
From Los Angeles Times
His team is facing his alma mater, South Gate, for the Division I title on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times
It was founded by OpenAI alumni who felt their alma mater wasn’t doing enough to ensure AI safety.
No university has taken more heat from Harrison than Texas A&M, his alma mater and the place he credits with giving him his political start.
From Salon
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