Example Sentences

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Apprentices can spend at least one year working with a single color before they can move on to more complex designs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

"Apprentices died right behind us," he recalled, adding firmly: "Everyone has a role in building the country. Ours is to supply Mali with fuel. We do it out of patriotism."

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

A native of Sydney, Australia, Burgess was also the drummer for the rock band the Masters Apprentices from 1968 to 1972.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2023

Apprentices get paid a salary as they spend 80% of their time in the workplace, while being trained.

From BBC • May 11, 2023

Masters and more advanced Apprentices used the Library’s books to further their studies, to learn from the past, to plan for the future.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee