lesson

Example Sentences

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"It's a lesson learned," Dr Venkatesh told the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Human civilizations across the ages have understood this to be an important lesson, which is how gold became the go-to cautionary symbol for greed, vanity, and the hollow existence to which they lead.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

“I tell my Taiwanese friends—without much success—that you have gotten the wrong lesson from Ukraine,” Kausikan said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Actually, she says, an imperfect,-always-evolving garden is “a good lesson for life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But the most difficult lesson was the last one.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti