failing grade/mark

noun

: a grade/mark that shows that someone did not pass a test or course of study
He received a failing grade/mark in chemistry.

Examples of failing grade/mark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The local schools are overcrowded, the infrastructure is beyond capacity, and the engineering study of the intersection of York and Ridgely roads gave it a failing grade. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024 In addition, the effort by state officials has been given a failing grade by a high-ranking Republican state senator. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2024 Nagging Questions In his career, Mr. Callington had never found a case of migrant child labor, which would trigger an automatic failing grade. Hannah Dreier, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023 Anything below a 60 has traditionally been assigned a failing grade. oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023 Forfeiting the exam and receiving a rare failing grade, a panicked Abel later diverts his parents’ ire by claiming he was penalized for wearing the pin. Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023 Goodale's Snapchat messages also said the attack occurred because Graber had given a failing grade, Vileta testified Thursday. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023 Faculty members can trigger a withdrawal policy if a student is disengaged with a course for 21 consecutive days, removing the class — and a possible failing grade — from the student’s records. Ellie Wolfe, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2023 There was a failing grade for the strength and conditioning program. Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2023

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