graduate
noun
a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
am graduating
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present progressiveof graduate (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I am graduating this spring and would like to apply for the position you have advertised.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
I ended up following their advice: I am graduating from community college in May as a dental hygienist.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2018
In May I am graduating, and with no plans or prospects other than striking out on my own and getting a job, I’m planning on moving closer to him.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2016
But I am graduating from law school next week and cofounding Amicus Labs, a legal tech company.
From Forbes ● Jun. 7, 2012
"I am graduating as a nurse," she would say laughing as she bent over the lean arm of some weirdly wrinkled old lady, bandaging and soothing at the same moment.
From The ninth vibration and other stories by L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck
