Examples of schoolteacher in a Sentence
schoolteachers don't always get the summers off, for some teach during that period as well
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Losing her independence doesn’t set well with Miss Daisy, a former schoolteacher who takes pride in being self-sufficient.
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Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Every month has seemed to bring news of a new and controversial arrest, from a father and two children in Durango or a prominent activist in Denver to a schoolteacher in Douglas County or drivers headed to work in the high country.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
The story is told through a polyphony of outsiders—neighbors, business associates, schoolteachers, reporters.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Olympic champion or not, Barbara Ann Cochran was a single parent raising a family on a schoolteacher’s salary that, every few years, kept getting slashed.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Every month has seemed to bring news of a new and controversial arrest, from a father and two children in Durango or a prominent activist in Denver to a schoolteacher in Douglas County or drivers headed to work in the high country.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
The story is told through a polyphony of outsiders—neighbors, business associates, schoolteachers, reporters.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Olympic champion or not, Barbara Ann Cochran was a single parent raising a family on a schoolteacher’s salary that, every few years, kept getting slashed.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Schoolteacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolteacher. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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schoolteacher
noun
school·teach·er
-ˌtē-chər 
: a person who teaches school
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