Examples of grader in a Sentence
Her students say that she's a tough grader.
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The 13-year-old is a seventh grader at Learner Prep School in Newton.
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Paul Burton, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Gilbert, who might be 5-foot-10 in spikes, leapt at the wall like a 6th-grader trying to dunk a basketball and got enough air underneath him to reach over the top of the fence and turn a two-run homer into an inning-ending catch.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Ninth grader Soraya Martin is a bubbly, social teenager who recently found a new passion.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 4 June 2026
Some current and former students say the pressure often becomes most acute inside the rigorous IB program for 11th- and 12th-graders (and which, as of 2022, included 130 full-diploma students, according to the school’s website).
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
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Paul Burton, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Gilbert, who might be 5-foot-10 in spikes, leapt at the wall like a 6th-grader trying to dunk a basketball and got enough air underneath him to reach over the top of the fence and turn a two-run homer into an inning-ending catch.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Ninth grader Soraya Martin is a bubbly, social teenager who recently found a new passion.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 4 June 2026
Some current and former students say the pressure often becomes most acute inside the rigorous IB program for 11th- and 12th-graders (and which, as of 2022, included 130 full-diploma students, according to the school’s website).
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
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“Grader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grader. Accessed 9 Jun. 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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