Ivy Leaguer
Americannoun
plural
Ivy LeaguersOther Word Forms
Example Sentences
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The club was sitting 16th in La Liga, just two points from the relegation places, and here it was hiring an Ivy Leaguer from Bergen County—a veteran of the Fair Lawn Cutters—to turn things around.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
This makes sense once we consider the actual demographics of the typical American college student, who is not an Ivy Leaguer bound for the 1 percent.
From Slate • Aug. 25, 2022
Feaster, who now works at the NBA, was the first Ivy Leaguer in the WNBA.
From Washington Times • May 8, 2018
The Ivy Leaguer with the superstar pedigree and no shortage of confidence had figured he’d be a top presidential advisor by then, but by his own later admission, he had alienated too many colleagues.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2016
An Ivy Leaguer in a Lakers T-shirt popped his head above the cubicle partition.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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