Examples of grader in a Sentence
Her students say that she's a tough grader.
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On the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, just 24% of fourth graders were considered proficient in literacy, and 31 states scored higher in fourth grade reading than Michigan.
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Lori Higgins, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
In 2024, just 30% of fourth graders across Illinois were proficient in reading, according to the Nation’s Report Card.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
The school year had ended, and by the next, her students would all be third graders spread into different classes.
—Teri Cadeau, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
The one who ended up being the adult as a fourth grader, changing her younger sister's diapers and performing some household functions after her granny got cancer.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Lori Higgins, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
In 2024, just 30% of fourth graders across Illinois were proficient in reading, according to the Nation’s Report Card.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
The school year had ended, and by the next, her students would all be third graders spread into different classes.
—Teri Cadeau, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
The one who ended up being the adult as a fourth grader, changing her younger sister's diapers and performing some household functions after her granny got cancer.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Grader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grader. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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grader
noun
grad·er
ˈgrād-ər 
1
: one that grades
2
: a machine for leveling earth
3
: a pupil in a school grade
a group of sixth graders
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