lesson

Example Sentences

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Details of the rescue are filtering out through the press, and one lesson is the importance of training and planning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The experience with Arena was a harsh lesson for Authentic, which never had owned a media property before.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Most of the drivers had an excuse for their behaviour but said they had learned their lesson from the youngsters.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

That is probably the biggest lesson for all of us: being a stakeholder, paying our taxes and contributing to the wider community.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“Surely there is nothing strange about that. The simplest explanation is often the best, Master Gogolev. It is the lesson of Occam’s Razor. I would expect a professional educator to know that.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood