pupil

pupil
01. How many [pupils] are there in each class?
02. Most of the [pupils] in this school are immigrants.
03. He was a [pupil] of some of the greatest classical composers of his era.
04. His [pupils] became larger in response to the lack of light.
05. A number of successful business figures who were former [pupils] of the school have contributed towards renovating the old building.
06. His [pupils] were huge; he was obviously high on some kind of drug.
07. The [pupils] stood up as the head master entered the classroom.
08. Teachers are powerful socialization agents because they are the human point of contact between [pupils] and the formal organization of the school.
09. There is a Yiddish proverb that notes that if the [pupil] is smart, the teacher gets the credit.
10. Arthur Koestler once said that creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and [pupil] are located in the same individual.
11. A German proverb observes that he who tries to be his own teacher has a fool for a [pupil].
12. She was one of our prize [pupils] in the dance school before going on to a successful acting career.
13. Hector Berlioz once said that time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its [pupils].
14. There is a Chinese proverb which states that the real scholar is not afraid to ask questions of his [pupil].
15. The [pupil] of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing.
16. Many paintings which were originally attributed to the masters were subsequently found to have been done by some of their [pupils].

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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