TEACHER in a Sentence

Learn TEACHER from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
345 example sentences for TEACHER, such as:
1. She got into an argument with the teacher.
2. Allow me to present my former teacher to you.
3. When I was through, I reported to the head teacher.
4. The teacher couldn't answer the philosophical problem.
5. The teacher paired off his students by age and height.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of TEACHER
teacher
 n.  a personified abstraction that teaches
 n.  a person whose occupation is teaching
Classic Sentence: (135 in 10 pages)
1  I loved my school, and the fine faith the children had in the wisdom of their teacher was truly marvellous.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In IV
2  Across the road, where fat Reuben lived, they all went outdoors while the teacher retired, because they did not boast the luxury of a kitchen.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In IV
3  The whole school started in surprise, and the teacher half arose, as the red, angry face of the Judge appeared in the open doorway.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In XIII
4  The most perplexing question was where to find a teacher.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter II.
5  In the midst of the discussion about a teacher, another young coloured man from Ohio, who had been a soldier, in some way found his way into town.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter II.
6  This was not bad for the teacher, for each family tried to provide the very best on the day the teacher was to be its guest.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter II.
7  I recall that I looked forward with an anxious appetite to the "teacher's day" at our little cabin.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter II.
8  After a while I succeeded in making arrangements with the teacher to give me some lessons at night, after the day's work was done.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter II.
9  I was in deep perplexity, because I knew that the teacher would demand of me at least two names, and I had only one.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter II.
10  I had difficulty often in securing a satisfactory teacher.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter II.
11  Sometimes, after I had secured some one to teach me at night, I would find, much to my disappointment, that the teacher knew but little more than I did.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter II.
12  As soon as possible after reaching the grounds of the Hampton Institute, I presented myself before the head teacher for an assignment to a class.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter III.
13  After some hours had passed, the head teacher said to me: "The adjoining recitation-room needs sweeping."
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter III.
14  I had the feeling that in a large measure my future depended upon the impression I made upon the teacher in the cleaning of that room.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter III.
15  When I was through, I reported to the head teacher.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter III.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The teacher regraded the students into small groups according to ability.
2  Through doing this, the teacher will be able to ascertain the extent to which the child understands what he is reading.
3  I hope my teacher will take into account the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper.
4  The teacher paired off his students by age and height.
5  Allow me to present my former teacher to you.
6  The teacher couldn't answer the philosophical problem.
7  The teacher told his students to answer up when the master came.
8  The teacher disembarrassed the student of the qusetion she couldn't answer.
9  The teacher could not keep control of the class any longer.
10  Our history teacher is always generalising;he never deals with anything in detail.
11  Our history teacher is always generalizing; he never deals with anything in detail.
12  She got into an argument with the teacher.
13  Ever since their argument, the master has been making it hot for the young teacher.
14  The teacher divided the class and took one section to the library and left the other to write an article.
15  The teacher will be down on any little mistake in the article in a moment.