object lesson

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Industry insiders have told the BBC that Fishwick is now regarded as an object lesson in how not to run an installation project.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

As the kids grew older, she said, the business became a source of pride, and an object lesson in loyalty, endurance.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

Though he may be referring to setbacks in his gubernatorial career, such a position does not transfer easily across to Schwarzenegger’s personal conduct down the years, which has scarcely been an object lesson in integrity.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Wallander’s process of dealing with the mess of a case is an object lesson.

From Slate • May 21, 2023

Nevertheless, the Burr-Hamilton duel helped turn the tide against the practice of dueling by providing a focal point for its critics and serving as a dramatic object lesson of its self-destructive character.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis