Examples of teachable moment in a Sentence
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The moon’s alignment with Jupiter suggests using your talents for a teachable moment.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
But Khan-Ghany, who taught math, used her students’ concerns and biases as a teachable moment, answering their questions about her religion and culture.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
The glitch was obviously a teachable moment for Disney, ABC, Hulu and the Academy.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
Andy Cohen is had a teachable moment with his daughter thanks to an iconic Disney character.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
The most important thing parents can do in a situation where a social media trend is threatening a teen’s well-being is to make it into a teachable moment.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Feb. 2025
This oversight could’ve been a teachable moment and used as an opportunity to condemn the use of such derogatory language, especially in 2024.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Instead of treating shutdown as a catastrophe, it should be regarded as a teachable moment to reorient and constrain the federal government to its limited role.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Hopefully, this will be a teachable moment for him.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Usa Today, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
But Khan-Ghany, who taught math, used her students’ concerns and biases as a teachable moment, answering their questions about her religion and culture.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
The glitch was obviously a teachable moment for Disney, ABC, Hulu and the Academy.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
Andy Cohen is had a teachable moment with his daughter thanks to an iconic Disney character.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
The most important thing parents can do in a situation where a social media trend is threatening a teen’s well-being is to make it into a teachable moment.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Feb. 2025
This oversight could’ve been a teachable moment and used as an opportunity to condemn the use of such derogatory language, especially in 2024.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Instead of treating shutdown as a catastrophe, it should be regarded as a teachable moment to reorient and constrain the federal government to its limited role.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Hopefully, this will be a teachable moment for him.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Teachable moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teachable%20moment. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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