1
: a discourse given before an audience or class especially for instruction
2
: a formal reproof
Examples of lecture in a Sentence
Noun
She's planning to give a series of lectures on modern art.
Several hundred people are expected to attend the lecture.
I came home late and got a lecture from my parents.
I gave her a lecture about doing better in school.
Verb
She lectures in art at the local college.
They lectured their children about the importance of honesty.
I lectured her about doing better in school.
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
The lecture will feature tribal representatives Stan Rodriguez, Priscilla Ortiz and Andrew Pittman, along with Nan Renner, senior director of strategic partnerships at Birch Aquarium.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
But the club’s members didn’t lecture or advocate until 20 years after its 1876 founding.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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Noun
At these exhibitions, Colton would start with a brief lecture explaining the gas and its scientific properties, then invite volunteers from the audience to try it for themselves.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
The lecture will feature tribal representatives Stan Rodriguez, Priscilla Ortiz and Andrew Pittman, along with Nan Renner, senior director of strategic partnerships at Birch Aquarium.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Quilting group hosts lecture, workshop El Camino Quilt Guild meets at 9:30 a.m. April 8 at El Corazon Senior Center, 3302 Senior Center Drive.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
But the club’s members didn’t lecture or advocate until 20 years after its 1876 founding.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Lecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lecture. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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lecture
1 of 2 noun
lec·ture
ˈlek-chər 
-shər
1
: a talk given before an audience or class especially for instruction
lecture
2 of 2 verb
lectured; lecturing
ˈlek-chə-riŋ
ˈlek-shriŋ
1
: to give a lecture or a series of lectures
2
: to instruct by lectures
3
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