Synonyms for object lesson

Grammar : Noun

Définition of object lesson

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Example sentences :

Renmark stood motionless as a statue, an object lesson in self-control.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

In their midst was an object lesson, his head swathed in bandages.
Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl

It was decided to give the Government an object lesson in our power.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various

What an object lesson was this for the keen-eyed young instructor!
Extract from : « Tutors' Lane » by Wilmarth Lewis

We have here an object lesson as to the uniting power of the gospel.
Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren

That account appealed as an object lesson to all nations on the face of the earth.
Extract from : « Phyllis of Philistia » by Frank Frankfort Moore

If necessary, he intended to give a demonstration with it for an object lesson.
Extract from : « The Defiant Agents » by Andre Alice Norton

We had an object lesson before us of the tender mercies of officials.
Extract from : « Glimpses into the Abyss » by Mary Higgs

In Howard's own words, "it was but a beginning—a nucleus—an object lesson."
Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 8, 1923 » by Various

After all it had only been an object lesson; he had fully intended to forgive him later on.
Extract from : « Kennedy Square » by F. Hopkinson Smith

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