pupil

Example Sentences

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The report says up to five students would go to see Blackmore during breaks and lunchtimes at the school, and one pupil said the teacher saw them as friends, not students.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Mia, a year 11 pupil, said it would "help lessen the stress and stop the burden of paying £300 for a dress".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The head teacher of a pupil who was killed when a car crashed on to a pitch has praised the local community for supporting each other after her death.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

They also have an oval tooth patch and striking red eyes with a black pupil bordered by a thin gold ring.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

As Miss Charlotte Mortimer once told her favorite pupil, “No one’s fate is written in India ink.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood