- past participle of apprentice.
- past tense form of apprentice.
apprenticed
Example Sentences
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Samuel Slater, born in 1768 into a farming family in Derbyshire, England, was apprenticed at age 14 to the owner of a cotton mill that was using the novel Arkwright water frame.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
At age 17, Homer was apprenticed to a Boston lithographer, where he practiced his draftsmanship and learned about composition, process and business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
Though they were apprenticed by their father to perform as adolescents, they were their own men, with a sophisticated grasp of various musical genres as teenagers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025
She never learned to write, but she was apprenticed in 1815 as a “servant” for “housewifery” to William Reeves until she turned 18.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2024
“That boy is apprenticed here, isn’t he?” she asked.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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