grader
Example Sentences
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The 43-year-old knows Estonian and helps her daughter with her studies, but the first grader confuses Russian and Estonian letters.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
“As an eighth grader, I was eavesdropping when my mom was talking to a friend and I heard something about medical insurance and how expensive it is,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
The graduate assistant grader gave the essay a zero, noting that it “contradicts itself,” “heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence,” and contains passages that are “offensive.”
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
As one might expect, a telepathic first grader with a wild imagination who lives with a spy and an assassin can get caught up in plenty of shenanigans.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025
I’m just a seventh grader, and everybody else here is an adult, thought Natalie.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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