How to Use syllabus in a Sentence

syllabus

noun
  • The syllabus needs to be built around the plan.
    — Mitch Zimmer, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
  • That is not on this show’s syllabus.
    — Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Just be sure to pick up a copy of the syllabus on your way out.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2020
  • No one ever came to check on the syllabus.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Why does this matter in a syllabus?
    — Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Is there sort of like a syllabus to go with each season of the show?
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022
  • The class and its syllabus strike her as if designed solely for her.
    — Sophie Haigney, The New Republic, 23 May 2022
  • The smoke alarm and the awkward silence teach faster than any syllabus.
    — David Mainiero, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Each course comes with an in-depth syllabus, lesson plans, and even homework.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Fanon lives on, too, as a mainstay of the college syllabus and the rebel’s bookshelf.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • What does this syllabus reveal about the person teaching it?
    — Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • But sometimes the mask falls and the syllabus reveals itself.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Each class has its own price structure, syllabus, and time commitment.
    — Amanda Prahl, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The movie itself also provides a syllabus of sorts.
    — Esther Zuckerman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In 2025, jobs were handed out like syllabi on the first day of school.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Yes, ballet, jazz, hip hop, African and tap are on the syllabus—but so is purpose.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 9 May 2025
  • This is the first class in every MBA school syllabus.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The seven titles that follow make up a syllabus on how to think about music.
    — Juliet Izon, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
  • Here’s a look ahead at some of the new offerings students can expect on the syllabus.
    — Lindsay Ellis, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022
  • In class, along came a unit on meteorites, a new addition to the syllabus.
    — Robin George Andrews, Wired, 15 May 2021
  • In lieu of a beauty-centric syllabus, here’s everything to get the look.
    — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2017
  • There are other learning outcomes on the syllabus about the writing process.
    — Matt Boedy, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
  • Professor Malan, in an email, said the guidelines in the course syllabus were clear.
    — Jess Bidgood and Jeremy B. Merrill, New York Times, 29 May 2017
  • If there’s somebody in your book club whose picks you’d be fine with most of the time, entrust them with setting the syllabus.
    — Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
  • This fall, all syllabuses for all classes will be publicly available.
    — Matt Boedy, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
  • Her life and work can be used as a syllabus for effective leadership and change-making.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • One of my lifelong reading projects is building out a syllabus of comic novels.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
  • There's no word on a syllabus, but Arab News reports that the class will be a one-day session.
    — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 5 Sep. 2018
  • New grads in the workplace no longer have a syllabus with due dates and immediate feedback in the form of grades.
    — Food Drink Life, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2024
  • Points are the coin of the realm for students, and the syllabus should assign them to reach goals, not just as a tracking device.
    — Mitch Zimmer, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026

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