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Example Sentences

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Her father was a barrister, her mother an English teacher who, in a previous life, had also been going to audition after audition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

"To me the diamonds have failed us," says Abubakar Amara, a primary school teacher in Kono.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“As a teacher, I believe in leading with praise no matter how bad the test result or essay is. So I became my teacher self onstage.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“Whistler” is narrated by protagonist Daphne Fuller, a 54-year-old English teacher married to Jonathan, a restlessly retired doctor and hospital administrator who dotes on his wife and whom he regards as “extraordinary.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Tansy was a teacher, make no mistake about it.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck