schoolmaster

Example Sentences

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The Post likened him to Ichabod Crane, the fictional schoolmaster in the Washington Irving short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Her mother was born the daughter of a Methodist schoolmaster but was orphaned and taken in by a Muslim man who prayed five times a day.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2023

A former schoolmaster who, because of a small inheritance, has been able to retire to the country, Hopkins is vain, envious of others, accustomed to his domestic comforts and utterly self-centered.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

Mr Fabius, with the air of a firm but respected schoolmaster, was able to encourage and cajole reluctant countries towards a historic compromise.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2021

“But if it turns out I’m not from Penikese, other people will treat me different,” I said, remembering the schoolmaster as he scoured the handle I’d touched.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk