How to Use grader in a Sentence
grader
noun- Her students say that she's a tough grader.
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The third grader then ran to her home.
—Bianca Vázquez Toness, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
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The third-grader then ran to her home.
—Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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That sounds about right for an eighth grader.
—Chris Murphy, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
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Third graders learn the basics.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 27 Jan. 2026
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My youngest son will be an eighth-grader next year.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
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Maybe third-graders are running the joint now.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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Big Bear third graders will vote on the winning names.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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My second son will be a ninth grader.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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A little over 40% of third graders passed statewide.
—Bri Hatch, Chalkbeat, 11 May 2026
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My second son will be a ninth-grader.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
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In all, the Cougars have six freshmen and three eighth-graders.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
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There was a similar trend for eighth graders.
—Ariel Gilreath, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
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The 5th graders were scheduled to meet with Asm.
—Layla Ferris, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
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Some of the sixth graders began heckling.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Two eighth graders died in the crash, officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
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The last classroom is made up of sixth, seventh and eighth graders.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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Gallup himself is a tough grader.
—Federica Sgorbissa, ArsTechnica, 24 May 2026
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Among those killed were at least five fourth-grade students and a third grader.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 25 May 2022
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As a fifth grader, Kendall helped lead her team to the playoffs.
—Alexis Stevens, ajc, 13 Jan. 2022
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But the eighth-grade bully can have a problem with a sixth grader.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
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The thing is, Orion doesn’t sound like a fifth grader at all.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024
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First and second graders are trending in the same way as their older peers.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
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There's plenty to jump up and down about for the rising first grader.
—Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 13 Mar. 2023
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Now, the family is left to mourn the eighth grader.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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Wineglass arrived at the school as an eighth grader.
—David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Mahdieh, a sixth-grader, and Amin, a first-grader.
—Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
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Kramer said third graders might start learning about forces of nature like magnets.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
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For the sixth graders, there is the Salad Wars, now in its eighth year.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Ethan Freiberg, a fifth grader, was sanguine about the school’s demise.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
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