: something that serves as a practical example of a principle or abstract idea
This album is, alas, an object lesson in bad mixing; the rhythm section seems to be drowning out the singers half the time.—
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His life story is an object lesson in how not to run a business.
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The film will be a masque and an object lesson.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Cory Booker offers Democrats an object lesson in how to seize this opportunity.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
After 170 rolling strikes, more than 10,000+ Southern California hotel workers ratified contracts at 34 properties with record raises—an object lesson in how collective action converts inflation anxiety into take-home pay.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Turning the series’ main case from an object lesson in institutional corruption into a very specific and contained crime — because this is a TV show, the presence of a serial killer borders on inevitable — denies The Rainmaker any kind of actual substance.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
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David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Cory Booker offers Democrats an object lesson in how to seize this opportunity.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
After 170 rolling strikes, more than 10,000+ Southern California hotel workers ratified contracts at 34 properties with record raises—an object lesson in how collective action converts inflation anxiety into take-home pay.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Turning the series’ main case from an object lesson in institutional corruption into a very specific and contained crime — because this is a TV show, the presence of a serial killer borders on inevitable — denies The Rainmaker any kind of actual substance.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Object lesson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/object%20lesson. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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