object lesson
Example Sentences
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It’s an object lesson that fits a broader pattern: For more than a decade now, one man’s flights of fancy have inevitably become the country’s pressing concerns.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Faintly terrifying though it is, it’s an object lesson in the Fleischers’ expansive view of animation’s possibilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
He and his representatives are now threatening Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Iran and Greenland, with Venezuela serving as an object lesson of what may happen if a country dares to disobey his wishes.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2026
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
He was a walking object lesson about how dangerous work in the Fishery could be.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
