Examples of grader in a Sentence
Her students say that she's a tough grader.
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Purdy’s daughter is now a seventh grader at a public school.
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Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
The fact that a record number of eighth graders can’t read and only one-third of high school seniors are prepared for college in either reading or math is a disgrace.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Jessica Gonzalez, a mother of a seventh-grader, echoed Castillo.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
As part of Blumenthal’s outreach, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools sixth graders will see the show and meet retired astronaut Joan Higginbotham of Charlotte, the third Black woman in space, in person and through video.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
The fact that a record number of eighth graders can’t read and only one-third of high school seniors are prepared for college in either reading or math is a disgrace.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Jessica Gonzalez, a mother of a seventh-grader, echoed Castillo.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
As part of Blumenthal’s outreach, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools sixth graders will see the show and meet retired astronaut Joan Higginbotham of Charlotte, the third Black woman in space, in person and through video.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Grader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grader. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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grader
noun
grad·er
ˈgrād-ər 
1
: one that grades
2
: a machine for leveling earth
3
: a pupil in a school grade
a group of sixth graders
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