lesson

Example Sentences

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“The lesson is not that democracies help other democracies. The lesson is that Ukrainians helped themselves, and other people were then willing to aid them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Yet, all these wars carry a similar lesson, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

And, oddly enough, in his first round as president, Donald Trump indeed seemed to have learned just such a lesson.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The only overriding lesson may be that there are no overriding lessons.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

I had to skip it, because to do both the lesson and the picture would get me home so late that Ma and Ba would demand to know where I’d been.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu