teacherly

Example Sentences

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“Quinta Brunson’s character on ‘Abbott Elementary’ looks young, but she has a teacherly presence,” Deadwyler said, clutching her knees to her chest.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2022

Those teacherly moments may be this collection’s only flaw.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2020

Narrator Luis Moreno delivers Daniel Immerwahr’s sprawling, fascinating book in a calm, teacherly voice.

From Washington Post • May 21, 2019

With each experiment, Melvin Inojosa, 29, dressed in teacherly khakis and a bright blue collared golf shirt, bounded between lab tables, sinks, a whiteboard and his desk, exclaiming “Optics!”

From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2018

Sister Mukumbu would have given me the plain, pure, teacherly truth.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia