How to Use pupil in a Sentence

pupil

noun
  • Wednesday is the first day for preschool and kindergarten pupils.
    Linda Gandee, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Powell isn't the only pupil of the Tom Cruise School of Advice.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Ferrari says to start below the pupil of your eye, and sweep into the hair line.
    Pia Velasco, Allure, 6 Nov. 2023
  • King Charles III knew just what to say to a curious young pupil!
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Of the districts surveyed, the most one spent per pupil on legal fees was about $75.
    The Enquirer, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The Guardian adds that the 17 pupils are the second largest group of multiples on record to be enrolled.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Eye color refers to the color of your iris, which is the colored part of your eye that surrounds the pupil.
    Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2023
  • As for the Google pupils, Tandez does see something of a revenge-of-the-nerds aspect to their practice.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2023
  • The master will warm to the pupil, and fight his corner, if necessary.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Milan Milosevic, the father of a pupil at the school, told N1 his daughter was in the class where the gun was fired.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
  • From there, McDill became a star pupil – and soon a master – in country songcraft.
    Dave Paulson, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The patients’ eyes were inflamed with heavy yellow pus that obscured most of the pupil.
    Mike Stobbe, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023
  • In another room, Jane Joseph, one of his pupils, worked on a different part of the score.
    Hugh Morris, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Speaking of bias, pupil's parents may also want to weigh in on the topic.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The primary school is assigned the Aspire scores from the school that serves older pupils.
    Cynthia Howell, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2023
  • For his dance son and star pupil, Gallman choreographed a solo piece.
    Matt Kempner, ajc, 22 June 2023
  • Yun raised both arms in triumph when Mabry landed and then exchanged a high-five with his star pupil.
    Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2023
  • Shining a light through the pupil creates scar tissue that the retina can reattach to.
    Amit Katwala, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Camille was his estranged daughter back in France; Issei was his star pupil in Japan.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
  • When Woodson hired Rosemond in spring 2021, Rosemond turned his new head coach on to his old pupil.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2022
  • The picture is a body swap comedy involves a naughty pupil and a strict class teacher.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 July 2023
  • With an exit pupil of 5, low-light performance is quite good.
    Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
  • Using white decorating frosting, pipe 2 small dots on the eyes for the pupils and 2 small fangs inside the mouth.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • On the cover is a self-portrait of Wolfe looking possessed, with slots of empty white where her pupils should be.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Stick to colors that stand out like Khloé Kardashian's coral and draw a small line on your crease stopping at your pupil.
    Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 July 2022
  • Human pupil size tends to decrease with age, because the muscles that respond to light lose some of their strength over time.
    Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Second, by funneling all the light hitting the lens through the width of your pupil, the image consumes your entire field of view.
    WIRED, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Deer eyes also get a boost because the pupils are bigger in relation to the overall size of the eye and therefore let in more light.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 6 July 2023
  • Tillman said his star pupil can run like Richardson, pass like Patrick Mahomes and set a winning tone like Tebow.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
  • One of Dawson’s pupils was 7-year-old Ahmad Jamal, who would go on to become an award-winning jazz composer and musician.
    Michael J. Solender, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024

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