How to Use diploma in a Sentence
diploma
noun- He earned his high school diploma by attending classes at night.
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The Delta rate of adults without a high school diploma was 19%.
— Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 26 Dec. 2021 -
Your doctor’s diploma and training certificates will soon have much less meaning.
— WSJ, 28 Dec. 2021 -
Panel members praised the school’s outreach to people 19 years and older who have yet to earn a high school diploma.
— Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 16 Dec. 2021 -
The diploma divide persisted into 2020, and last week the gap seemed to widen even more.
— Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024 -
Anyone over 18 who has a high school diploma and passes a background check can apply to be a substitute teacher.
— Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2022 -
After Randisha’s murder, Katara worked to get an honorary diploma for her daughter.
— NBC News, 9 Jan. 2022 -
Off to the right hung a framed diploma in psychology from the Freie Universität Berlin.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024 -
The board also heard a report on its adult transition program, which is designed for students without a high school diploma who also have special needs.
— Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2021 -
Most flight attendant positions require at least a high school diploma, experience in customer service and on-the-job training.
— Morgan Smith, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024 -
Learning is enhanced when the learner wants to learn independently, as opposed to someone’s expectation to learn, such as a promotion, diploma, or bonus.
— Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022 -
Participants can either do on-the-job training, get the equivalency of their high school diploma or pursue associate’s or bachelor’s degrees.
— Greg Jefferson, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Jan. 2022 -
Of the 750 employees the company plans to hire, Ricks said half will require four-year college degrees, and the other half will only need a two-year degree or high school diploma.
— Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024 -
Patricia Rizzo with her daughter's Skidmore College diploma.
— NBC News, 11 Jan. 2022 -
But the box did contains a mock-up of a high school diploma.
— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022 -
The largest group at nearly 39% had a high school diploma or a GED.
— Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2022 -
McGriff represents the old school and Rolen the new, but the diploma looks the same either way.
— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 21 July 2023 -
Lucy was just one of 255 young men and women to walk across the stage and accept her diploma.
— Beverly Beckham, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022 -
That caused sweaty palms as his diploma remained in flux.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2022 -
While Miko felt like giving up most of the time, her mom asked her to stick with school long enough to at least get a diploma.
— Frances Solá-Santiago, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024 -
The Corps is looking for young adults who want to earn a high school diploma and get paid and are willing to work hard.
— Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023 -
Without a high school diploma, the teen’s future looked bleak.
— Noelle Crombie, The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 16 Dec. 2022 -
And his diploma from Coral Park High School, which his daughter keeps in a box in her closet.
— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024 -
Each one gets a gold medal, a diploma and money (split if there is more than one winner in an area).
— Marylou Tousignant, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2022 -
For women without a high school diploma, the gap was even smaller, at 83%.
— Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024 -
These three, at least, persevere to earn their high school diplomas.
— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023 -
Sams finally received his diploma with the class of 2022 at San Gabriel High School.
— Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022 -
For the state overall, roughly 12 percent of children were born to moms who hadn’t yet earned a diploma.
— Dan McGowan, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2022 -
The class would be an elective that would give them three credits toward their high school diplomas.
— Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023 -
Rogers got a diploma through Job Corps and returned home to Gary, Indiana.
— The Indianapolis Star, 8 Aug. 2022
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