lesson
Example Sentences
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“That is a powerful lesson and example for all of us.”
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
The experience with Arena was a harsh lesson for Authentic, which never had owned a media property before.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
"With having two in the same race I never bothered, so lesson learned - even if it's just a couple of pounds, you're better off have something on them," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Or if they have, they have never gleaned even the most basic lesson from the long-running gag about Lucy, Charlie Brown and the football.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
“A great many costumes went into this one costume,” she thought, pleased with both her disguise and the potential math lesson, but there was no time to solve the costume/costumes problem just now.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.