teacherly

Example Sentences

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“Quinta Brunson’s character on ‘Abbott Elementary’ looks young, but she has a teacherly presence,” Deadwyler said, clutching her knees to her chest.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2022

Narrator Luis Moreno delivers Daniel Immerwahr’s sprawling, fascinating book in a calm, teacherly voice.

From Washington Post • May 21, 2019

At what point does teacherly interest become coldly experimental scrutiny?

From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2018

Daniel Mendelsohn’s review of Book 6 of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s “My Struggle” is a testament to the weight of Knausgaard’s gambit because Mendelsohn, though a teacherly and engaged reviewer, did not get it.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2018

So now I’m blushing and trying to bullshit my way through it, and judging by her twisty, teacherly frown, I don’t think it’s going very well.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli