lesson

Example Sentences

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He soon learned that the first lesson of piloting—flying straight—was even more daunting when the smallest tilt could change the scale of the photos.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It reminds me of the old joke about the guy in the Wild West who, before he was hanged for horse stealing, said “This will be a real lesson to me,” mournfully, from the scaffold.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The $15 million lesson was expensive, and the suspension of Kimmel was a stain that won’t wash out easily.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

Benitez says the final taught him a lesson.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Louis Lépine and Alphonse Bertillon had missed the lesson of the very first detective story: In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Purloined Letter,” the suspect hides a scandalous letter in plain sight.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day