teaching

noun teach·ing \ ˈtē-chiŋ \

|Updated on: 17 Jun 2018

Examples: teaching in a Sentence

Definition of teaching

1 : the act, practice, or profession of a teacher

2 : something taught; especially : doctrine

the teachings of Confucius

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Examples of teaching in a Sentence

He went into teaching after college.
a chemist who has devoted his career to teaching, even though he could have made a lot more money in an industrial job

Recent Examples of teaching from the Web

Setting a high, but not perfect standard and teaching by example are among parenting’s greatest powers.

— philip chard, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "To succeed as a father, share the sorrows and magnify the joys," 14 June 2018
Clearly, Jeff Sessions could not be more at odds with the resolutions of his church and the teachings of his savior.

— dan rodricks, baltimoresun.com, "Sessions at odds with his church on immigrants," 14 June 2018
Since then, the block has remained undeveloped, except for the orchard and the teaching farm.

— maria l. la ganga, idahostatesman, "A Boise church lost a bitter fight to develop this lot. Now it may build housing there," 13 June 2018
After photographing buildings for Paul R. Williams in Los Angeles, Charles Luckman in New York, and William Cody in Palm Springs, Laxer turned his attention to international travel programs and teaching.

— chris nichols, Los Angeles Magazine, "Jack Laxer, Photographer of Outlandish Architecture, Dies at 91," 12 June 2018
Harsh has won awards for his outstanding teaching methodology.

— cathie anderson, sacbee, "There's a new chief of UCD Health's neurosurgery department. Hint: his famous wife ran for governor," 12 June 2018
Also new will be a display of several of the teaching aids used by teacher Anna Coleman in 1932.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Valley Edition," 12 June 2018
That doesn’t mean these schools should get away with teaching gibberish.

— lauren ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Florida must stop paying $1 billion a year to 'educate' children in fringe religious nonsense," 9 June 2018
After her athletic career, Rudolph bounced around the country in various teaching, coaching, and youth-development posts.

— kate siber, Outside Online, "How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman," 8 June 2018

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