teachable
Example Sentences
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I always like to find the teachable moments in anything negative that happens.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
This is a cautionary tale — and a teachable moment — for anyone who has a blended family, with children from previous marriages.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
More than that, I believe it’s a teachable skill — one built on generations of ingenuity, adaptation and care.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
That line stayed with me when I spoke to Gregory Rogers, a criminal-justice lecturer and former FBI agent who’s been trying to turn the assassination into a teachable moment.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
“Men of business fought against the use of mindspeech when it first was found to be a teachable skill; they outlawed it for decades.”
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
