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We first met in class vs We first met at class

The correct version is "We first met in class." In English, we use "in" to indicate the location of a class. "At" is used to indicate a specific point or place. In this case, the correct preposition to use with "class" is "in."
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We first met in class

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "in" when referring to the location where an event took place. In this case, "in class" indicates the place where the meeting occurred.

Examples:

  • We first met in class and became good friends.
  • She and I first met in class during our freshman year.
  • They first met in class and later started dating.
  • The teacher and I first met in class many years ago.
  • We first met in class, and our friendship grew from there.
  • May 12, 2016 ... 2.5 years after we first met in class, I messaged him on Facebook to ask if he wanted to go hiking. We hiked Crabtree Falls, then went to ...
  • Oct 19, 2014 ... Another best friend thought I was a bitch when we first met in class, but just a week ago we hugged and cried in a little café in Covent Garden ...
  • Jul 14, 2023 ... We first met in class he was on first bench, teacher made him sit there(a mischievous student he was lol). I was on third bench, my friend ...
  • Feb 14, 2022 ... Five years later we were married and now, ten years after we first met in class, we have a beautiful baby girl who will turn one this March.
  • I remember when we first met in class at Concordia. All those nights after class with the gang at Andrew's Pub. Montreal, Ottawa, Brockville, Peterborough ...
  • Nov 1, 2024 ... ... we first met in class eight years prior, she felt like she had known me before. I felt the same. Before leaving, I mentioned to her that her ...
  • Mar 4, 2021 ... 5 years ago we embarked on a beautiful journey. It's crazy to think that we were just 20 yrs old when we first met in class.
  • Oct 9, 2014 ... As I fill her in on my first interracial relationship, I remember when we first met in Class V, remember sitting beside her on the JV soccer ...
  • We got married next to the telescopes on top of Van Allen Hall which was the building on campus where we first met in class. No photo description available ...
  • Bowling wasn't really my sport as Eric would tell people; however, we first met in class. One night I was out with my friends and we had run into each other ...

Alternatives:

  • We first met in school.
  • We first met in college.
  • We first met in the library.
  • We first met in a meeting.
  • We first met in a workshop.

We first met at class

This phrase is not correct in English. The preposition "at" is not used to indicate the location where an event took place.

  • Feb 22, 2018 ... February 24, 2018. Duner, My dear friend, it's hard to believe that it's been 47 years since we first met at class registration in Cobleskill.

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