postgraduate

Example Sentences

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He spent two further years at the university in postgraduate study of philosophy before entering the real world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

I was accepted at the Oxford School of Drama for its one-year postgraduate program and graduated in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Her postgraduate research on traditional plants was also tricky as there was no literature about them, but she persevered and now works with the government to promote them for food security.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

The government is scrapping funding for postgraduate apprenticeships for people aged 22 or over in England from next year.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

For a moment he felt as if he, too, had betrayed her by having his own plan: to get a postgraduate degree in America, to work in America, to live in America.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie