He's a poetry instructor at a local community college.
had spent most of his adulthood as an instructor in the local school system
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Johnny Weissmuller—before his Tarzan fame—worked as a swimming instructor and set world records in that legendary pool.—Lisa A. Beach, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026 Wilson interviews a driving instructor, who introduces him to a woman who keeps a swatch of her husband’s skin framed on her wall.—Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026 Jones served as a private pitching instructor, teaching future big-leaguers Barry Zito and Joe Musgrove.—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026 And another would be assigned to inform on me, as the instructor.—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for instructor