halls of ivy

noun

1. an institution of higher learning; university or college; the academic world.

Word History and Origins

Origin of halls of ivy¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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

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

Related Words

• academy
• department
• faculty
• hall
• institute
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• seminary
• university