halls of ivy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of halls of ivy
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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The wildly innovative sculptor and filmmaker, Yale class of 1989, heads back to the halls of ivy to present his first major project since the six-hour excremental eruption of “River of Fundament.”
From New York Times
Those halls of ivy surely resonated with the reflecting sounds of rehearsing students.
From Seattle Times
The story was bizarre enough to become the subject of a segment on CBS’s “60 Minutes” in 1999, titled “The Scuffed Halls of Ivy.”
From New York Times
The halls of ivy boast two new VIP scions this fall.
From Time Magazine Archive
For his excursion into the halls of ivy, the corporate Big Man on Campus costs his firm anywhere from $25 for a week-long conference to $3,000 for a full academic year of residence on campus�plus his regular salary.
From Time Magazine Archive
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