pupil
Example Sentences
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Mia, a year 11 pupil, said it would "help lessen the stress and stop the burden of paying £300 for a dress".
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Like Bartram's bass, they have red eyes with a gold ring around the pupil, and they can grow to about 14 inches long.
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026
They also have an oval tooth patch and striking red eyes with a black pupil bordered by a thin gold ring.
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026
The Welsh Liberal Democrats said it would introduce a national teacher workforce strategy to address recruitment and retention, alongside increasing school funding per pupil above inflation so schools can properly support their staff.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
If, in the moments I and my pupil spent with him, I lacked spirits and sank into inevitable dejection, he became even gay.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.