How to Use diploma in a Sentence

diploma

noun
  • He earned his high school diploma by attending classes at night.
  • McGriff represents the old school and Rolen the new, but the diploma looks the same either way.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 21 July 2023
  • While Miko felt like giving up most of the time, her mom asked her to stick with school long enough to at least get a diploma.
    Frances Solá-Santiago, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The Corps is looking for young adults who want to earn a high school diploma and get paid and are willing to work hard.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Without a high school diploma, the teen’s future looked bleak.
    Noelle Crombie, The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Each one gets a gold medal, a diploma and money (split if there is more than one winner in an area).
    Marylou Tousignant, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2022
  • For women without a high school diploma, the gap was even smaller, at 83%.
    Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
  • These three, at least, persevere to earn their high school diplomas.
    Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The class would be an elective that would give them three credits toward their high school diplomas.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • Making the change at 16, rather than 18, meant the opportunity to earn a high school diploma that aligned with his sense of self.
    Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Smiling for the camera with your diploma in hand is a classic pose, obvi.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 27 Feb. 2023
  • By chance, the same diploma was needed to continue on with perfume, too.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • About 95% of workers are women with a high school diploma, with an average age of about 25.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 10 July 2023
  • Adults without at least a high school diploma had the highest obesity rates, at 37.6%.
    Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Lisa earned her high school diploma in her mid-40s while raising her children as a single mom.
    Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • In the United States, someone without a high-school diploma working ...
    Henry Olsen, National Review, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Go online and research what jobs are available for people with a high school diploma.
    Emma Jones, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Both students earned their diplomas, but neither has gone to college.
    Erin Einhorn, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Researchers have found a lack of a high school diploma is a strong risk factor for homelessness among young people.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
  • STARs have a high school diploma or equivalent but not a four-year college degree.
    Kara Dennison, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • An associate's degree, less, high school diploma, less, and so forth.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 9 July 2023
  • Many students who enter do not have high school diplomas and need the credential to get better jobs.
    Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 6 May 2023
  • Summer is approaching and the class of 2023 will soon get their chance to walk across the graduation stage and receive their diplomas.
    Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The four-year rate includes only those students who earn diplomas within four years of entering ninth grade for the first time.
    Zachary Smith, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Those with less than a high school diploma see levels increase from January to March, rising to around 4%.
    Brian Cheung, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2023
  • And who can forget the young man who accepted his diploma in the altogether?
    Elizabeth Neumann Fuller, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Cannady also said that her goal of completing high school goes beyond the diploma.
    Byron Pitts, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Take down all your family photos and high school diplomas, and yes, even your mvp trophy from your high school tennis team.
    Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 5 June 2023
  • But some Cincinnati Public Schools students won’t be able to get their diplomas because of unpaid fees.
    Kendall Hyde, The Enquirer, 5 May 2023
  • Standing next to her, turning her own tassel to the side, was her mother, then 50 years old, who also received her diploma that day.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023

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