How to Use lesson in a Sentence

lesson

noun
  • She took piano lessons for years.
  • You can't go out to play until you've finished your lessons.
  • Let that be a lesson to you—if you don't take better care of your toys they'll get broken!
  • I've learned my lesson—I'll never do that again!
  • The book is divided into 12 lessons.
  • There are a lot of lessons to be learned from his journey.
    Yolanda MacHado, EW.com, 9 June 2023
  • Here, anyone can take lessons and learn alongside the very best.
    Brittany Loggins, Women's Health, 23 June 2023
  • Although the church was bombed before the message was preached, the lesson still rings loud and clear.
    Kara Nelson, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023
  • But Mary stayed in class as the teacher pivoted back to the lesson.
    Jonathan Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 16 May 2023
  • But SoftBank has seemed to have learned its lesson about one thing.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Learn more about all things crypto with short, easy-to-read lesson cards.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 17 Jan. 2024
  • For Spitznagel, the great bond massacre of 1994 was when Klipp’s lessons truly paid off.
    Scott Patterson, Fortune, 13 June 2023
  • Let your past teach you lessons rather than swallowing you whole.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
  • There are lots of lessons to be learned from years of experience on the mountain.
    David Moses, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The fine dining class was the last lesson in their course on business etiquette.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The two boys had taken swimming lessons from an early age.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
  • The prequel is a magical journey with life lessons for teens, tweens, and kids.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Through their lessons, Paul sees the planet as more than a place from which to extract the psychotropic melange known as Spice.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
  • But what stands out about the 1974 storyline is the timeliness of Michael’s critique of his school’s lessons.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
  • See mistakes as learning lessons rather than as failures, and plan your next steps.
    Kice Akkawi, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Some of your favorite faces share the dos, dont's, lessons learned, and go-to beauty hacks that helped shape their skincare routines.
    Essence, 16 Sep. 2023
  • One of the first lessons at ProKick involves the proper way to put on pads and a helmet, neither of which is used in the Australian game.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2023
  • More art classes and cooking lessons are planned throughout the summer.
    Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2023
  • All lessons are progress monitored to ensure growth in both knowledge and skills.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • Philip and James School and began taking piano lessons at what is now the Peabody Institute as a child.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2023
  • In a three-part series, Heard writers examined how the legacy and lessons of the crisis are still with us.
    WSJ, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The lesson was relocated from the rooftop to a more spacious, open-air recreation space along the bay, known as the Cinta Costera.
    Kiersten Marie Brown, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2023
  • But there is a danger that both parties are misunderstanding the lessons of the 1970s.
    Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Sommeliers in the Yarra Valley wineries and cellar doors gave me the best lessons in figuring out my wine palate.
    Mitti Hicks, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
  • From lessons in Venetian-style rowing to seasonal seafood plates, and crowd-free bookstores, there's much on offer.
    Maddalena Fossati, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024

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