object lesson
Example Sentences
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In Leaf’s hands, Gia isn’t a case study or object lesson.
From New York Times
O’Neill, one of the first musicians O’Reilly ever filmed, back in 2010, is an object lesson in how the collective work bears fruit.
From New York Times
Proposition 22 was an object lesson in how that could happen.
From Los Angeles Times
As the plants mature and settle into their new space, the artful gardener considers the project an object lesson in not getting in the way of the plants.
From Seattle Times
But she could have used this an object lesson — that she got caught up in the celebratory mood and failed to put her mask back on.
From Washington Post
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