Examples of grader in a Sentence
Her students say that she's a tough grader.
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The 9th grader wore a metallic champagne mini-dress finished with a pleated train.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
The project crystallized after Durst took a picture of a boisterous group of second graders singing.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Forty percent of fourth graders are unable to put the events of a story into a sequence or describe a character’s motivations, and a third of eighth graders cannot identify the main ideas of a text or distinguish between different viewpoints.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The company was on the precipice of investment grade right before the Los Angeles fires earlier this year, Poppe said, but the credit graders are now looking to get through wildfire season before making any decisions.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
The project crystallized after Durst took a picture of a boisterous group of second graders singing.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Forty percent of fourth graders are unable to put the events of a story into a sequence or describe a character’s motivations, and a third of eighth graders cannot identify the main ideas of a text or distinguish between different viewpoints.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The company was on the precipice of investment grade right before the Los Angeles fires earlier this year, Poppe said, but the credit graders are now looking to get through wildfire season before making any decisions.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Grader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grader. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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