lesson

Example Sentences

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Actually, she says, an imperfect,-always-evolving garden is “a good lesson for life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“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

Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau are learning an old lesson.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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

If Penelope had been paying full attention, she might have pointed this out to the children and made a fine lesson from it.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood