Examples of teachable moment in a Sentence
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Given his reputation as a health and wellness icon, Page used his own health scare as a teachable moment.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Parents can turn this feature off to let a decline become a teachable moment.
—Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
One person, however, recommended that the OP use the incident as a teachable moment for her daughter.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The haircut actually ended up being an important teachable moment for her and her kids.
—EW.com, 25 June 2025
Additionally, his experiences with fatherhood have been an ongoing teachable moment.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 15 June 2025
All these things should have been discussed prior to moving in together, but rather than beat yourself up—or each other—use it as a teachable moment and fix it.
—Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Parents can turn this feature off to let a decline become a teachable moment.
—Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
One person, however, recommended that the OP use the incident as a teachable moment for her daughter.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The haircut actually ended up being an important teachable moment for her and her kids.
—EW.com, 25 June 2025
Additionally, his experiences with fatherhood have been an ongoing teachable moment.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 15 June 2025
All these things should have been discussed prior to moving in together, but rather than beat yourself up—or each other—use it as a teachable moment and fix it.
—Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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“Teachable moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teachable%20moment. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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