former student

Example Sentences

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In Delhi, Anand recalls a former student who moved to Canada two years ago.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Sildak identified the attacker as a former student at the school, born in 2007.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

And the South African knows the perfect people to help: her grandchildren, Nomali and Trevor and her former student Etienne.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Villca Fernández, a former student leader and Maduro opponent, still remembers when he arrived at the Helicoide in 2016 after being grabbed by the feared intelligence agents in his home city of Merida.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

“Rutherford was an artist,” commented his former student A. S. Russell.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik