headmaster

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Recent Examples of headmaster Up next, a Harry Potter TV adaption for HBO's Max streaming service, and while franchise regular Gary Oldman may be interested in portraying Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, the son of the original actor would rather pass. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024 John Raymond, 62, faces up to 40 years in prison when he is sentenced on Oct. 23 A Louisiana pastor and Christian school headmaster who was once a contestant on Survivor has been convicted of cruelty to juveniles. Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024 Jonathan Pryce plays the persnickety headmaster who prefers to keep politics outside the school walls. Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024 The first actor to play headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for headmaster 
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Noun
  • Middleton, who was sent to Dozier between 1959 and 1961, recalled being beaten six times for infractions that included eating blackberries off a fence and mispronouncing a teacher’s name.
    Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • William Daugherty, a Del Valle teacher who is on his fourth round of lymphoma treatment, was gifted box after box of cleaning supplies to help him during his new treatment.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • On the other side of the room, a wooden schoolmaster’s desk is another cherished piece.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024
  • In the original Irving tale, the character of Katrina — the young woman in Sleepy Hollow who schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and prankster Brom Bones covet as a future bride — has only a small part.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2023
Noun
  • Wiley, the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Towson, will lead an outdoor prayer service at the house of worship Tuesday night as a way of blessing the people of a country that have so often seemed bitterly divided over politics.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
  • It is considered a holy day of obligation in the Catholic church, said Monsignor Walter Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The cast also includes ; Jonathan Bailey, who is also openly gay, as Fiyero; Michelle Yeoh as headmistress Madame Morrible; and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard.
    Monica Sager, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The film also stars Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, a prince who finds himself in a love triangle with the two witches; Ethan Slater as lovesick munchkin Boq; Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, the untrustworthy headmistress of Shiz University; and Jeff Goldblum as the not-so-wonderful Wizard of Oz.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 28 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • According to a 2006 article by The Telegraph, Law's parents Peter and Margaret were schoolteachers who married in 1967.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The sisters, both schoolteachers, looked so much alike everyone had trouble telling them apart — especially their young students.
    Natalie Morales, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Overall, instructors say that their students’ use of AI tools is freeing them up to teach higher-level thinking that used to be reserved for advanced classes.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Taking place during the events of 2019’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the action flick also stars recruiter Ian McShane and training camp instructor Sharon Duncan-Brewster.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • With the rapid pace of technological change, educators, parents, and students face a critical challenge: ensuring the next generation thrives in a dynamic, uncertain job market.
    C.M. Rubin, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Shirin Galili, a parenting educator and former teacher, has captivated 1.9 million viewers on Instagram with her demonstration of how tone of voice and body language can transform communication with children.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The course is a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree and will prepare students to enter the industry as intimacy coordinators for film and visual media, intimacy directors for theater and live performance, and intimacy pedagogues for teaching in education and in the profession.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Mar. 2023
  • His main teacher was Leon Russianoff, a leading clarinet pedagogue of the latter half of the 20th century, after whom Mr. Drucker would name his son.
    Daniel J. Wakin, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022

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