schooled

Example Sentences

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"He is not going to be schooled by Calum McFarlane though."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Zac, the second of the couple’s two boys, was schooled at Mill Hill—not Westminster or Harrow, though still one of the city’s better private schools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

They moved out of Baldwin Park; one of his sons, fearing backlash, opted to be home schooled; and his youngest son, who is autistic, lost access to some needed school services.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

“He became one of my staunchest supporters and schooled me on whom I could trust and whom I could never turn my back on.”

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

Eisenhower listened in fascination, but tactfully schooled his visitors in the realities of international arms policy.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik