Examples of grader in a Sentence
Her students say that she's a tough grader.
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My second son will be a ninth-grader.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Pugh, now 47, had been an 11th grader at West Chester East High School at the time, while Lewis was a second grader at Fern Hill Elementary School, the outlet noted.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
As the 9th grader was leaving school on June 4, walking between cars in the pickup and waiting zone of the school's parking lot, a vehicle drove toward him and pinned him between two vehicles.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Darryn Peterson sat at a table next to several of his Kansas men’s basketball teammates Monday afternoon, signing autographs for 550 first- through sixth-graders who attended the Jayhawks’ three-hour holiday hoops clinic at Allen Fieldhouse.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Pugh, now 47, had been an 11th grader at West Chester East High School at the time, while Lewis was a second grader at Fern Hill Elementary School, the outlet noted.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
As the 9th grader was leaving school on June 4, walking between cars in the pickup and waiting zone of the school's parking lot, a vehicle drove toward him and pinned him between two vehicles.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Darryn Peterson sat at a table next to several of his Kansas men’s basketball teammates Monday afternoon, signing autographs for 550 first- through sixth-graders who attended the Jayhawks’ three-hour holiday hoops clinic at Allen Fieldhouse.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Grader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grader. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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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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