pupil

Example Sentences

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“Equipped with a prosthesis simulating a glass eye over his pupil,” we are told, Mr. Day-Lewis “practiced hitting it with the tip of his knife without batting an eyelid.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Her gaze fell to the ground, pupils darting back and forth, as though she was sifting through every event of the past two days.

From Literature

One pupil claimed that, of 180 girls in her year group, she was aware of only three who had been booted off platforms.

From BBC

Teachers have voted to oppose the introduction of a new compulsory reading test for Year 8 pupils in England at the National Education Union's annual conference in Brighton.

From BBC

Many pupils can travel on a free direct bus because there is no closer secondary school.

From BBC