How do you use the word "pupil" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "pupil" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "pupil": A teacher should never make fun of a pupil who makes a mistake. Every pupil was asked one question.

Pupil Meaning

/ˈpjuːpəl/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.

nounOne who studies under supervision of a renowned expert in their field.

Sentence Examples

A teacher should never make fun of a pupil who makes a mistake.

Every pupil was asked one question.

The pupil held up his hand to ask a question.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

student schoolchild

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The eager ____ listened carefully to the lesson and asked many questions during science class.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The teacher noticed that one ____ was struggling and arranged extra support sessions after school.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English pupille, from Anglo-Norman pupille (“orphan”), from Latin pūpillus (“orphan, minor”), variant of pūpulus (“little boy”), from pūpus (“child, boy”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"All of these different methods of teaching elementary reading were successful for some pupils, unsuccessful for others." — 1972, Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, How to Read a Book, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 23:

"The bell which called the pupils to their lessons can still be seen on the roof." — 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 269, about a school in Lower Peover:

"Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting." — 2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30:

"I understand; it’s because I seem to you to be a worse pupil than the judges in court, because obviously you’ll demonstrate to them that the sorts of things your father did are unjust and hated by all the gods." — 2010, Plato, “Euthyphro”, in Christopher Rowe, transl., The Last Days of Socrates, Penguin Books Ltd., →ISBN, line 9b:

"There are sharks with round pupils, sharks with slitlike pupils, and some with pupils that expand and contract with the amount of light available. As unimpressive as this might sound to people who are used to having their pupils dilate and contract regularly, realize that no bony fish has this modification of the eye." — 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 29:

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