How to Use instructor in a Sentence

instructor

noun
  • He's a poetry instructor at a local community college.
  • One of the instructors at her school told her about Give A Mile.
    Clara McMichael, ABC News, 19 July 2023
  • The troopers brought the instructor down to the station late the same night.
    Lisa Riordan Seville, The New Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Niu, Ren’s friend, had rushed to the front of the room to learn the steps from another instructor.
    Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2023
  • And, as Ruggiero says, its ski instructors are some of the best in the business, too.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Chen, a martial-arts instructor, had a role in The Intern, which starred De Niro.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
  • Plus my amazing wife is a spin instructor who’s been in great shape for more than 15 years.
    Men's Health, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The instructor offers her hand for Lois to shake, wearing a grin.
    Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Three, the chinchilla children are home-schooled, and the father, Chum Chum, is their instructor.
    Amanda Hess, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The Star Clipper fleet has its own yoga instructor on board, but Amon brings a teacher just for the group.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Dec. 2022
  • On Monday, the sisters were spotted with a ski instructor on the slopes in Aspen, Colo.
    Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
  • But Junior Lopez, a boxing instructor in Phoenix, wasn't one of them.
    Ben Giles, NPR, 8 May 2024
  • Our instructors told us that any time in the low 20-second range for the course’s smooth S-turns and tighter hairpins would be respectable.
    Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Wise joined the army in 1951 as an instructor and spent two years in military service.
    Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The pilot landed the plane with the instructor still resting on his shoulder.
    CBS News, 22 Feb. 2023
  • During the Fit-cation events instructors were on hand, guiding guests through the rules and requirements of the sport that’s sweeping the nation.
    Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
  • When the older dancers get their turn, instructors teach more advanced moves and critique form.
    Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The instructor not only agreed but told teachers in other schools about it.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Ming Wei Ma, who owned the dance studio where the shooting took place, was a longtime ballroom dancer and instructor.
    People Staff, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The instructor was thrown from the vessel into the water and the out-of-control boat spun in circles on the lake, according to the outlet.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 7 July 2024
  • Come summer, the rink becomes an archery range, where guests can meet with an instructor for 50-minute sessions to hone their skills.
    Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023
  • At the end of a long day trip, the group sat down at a local karaoke restaurant to celebrate an instructor’s birthday.
    Daniel Eduardo Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Length, focus on a body part or function, type of music, speed, instructor, and more.
    Women's Health, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Finding the funds for those upgrades is difficult, as is the process by which new CTE instructors get hired.
    Anthony Hennen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Aug. 2024
  • My favorite fact is that when the plane actually went down with all the drugs, his karate instructor was also on the plane.
    Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The researchers asked instructors to assess the student violinists: who would become the great, the good, the rest?
    Cameron Carr, Longreads, 18 June 2024
  • As a pro, he was lauded as a supportive and savvy instructor.
    Brian Schaefer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
  • Graves spent about 11 years in the Navy flying F-18s, an advanced fighter plane, and was also a flight instructor.
    Jeffrey Clark, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Gibson’s flying instructor took over the controls and landed them safely.
    Michael Callahan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Students and instructors share a common goal -- to connect minds, eyes, and hands in seamless harmony to craft lasting, meaningful structures that enrich lives and communities.
    Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024

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