object lesson
Example Sentences
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Industry insiders have told the BBC that Fishwick is now regarded as an object lesson in how not to run an installation project.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, is an object lesson in the conflict between two competing theories of how we should think about racism in America today.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024
Starting next year, even Happy Meal toys will be made out of cardboard, which makes Happy Meals another object lesson for cardboard-as-public-morality.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023
The fatal shooting of Nahel Merzouk in France on June 27 offers an object lesson.
From Slate • Jul. 20, 2023
Cicero, then, offers an object lesson for orators in the importance of watching your mouth.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
