How to Use assistantship in a Sentence
assistantship
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As a metaphor for assistantship and subordination, the image is strong.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
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Lloyd likened his extended stay – a 22-year assistantship that is not the norm in a very upwardly mobile profession – to making a sound investment.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
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My master’s degree was fully funded, with a stipend of $22,500 a year and a tuition waiver, from a research assistantship.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
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But Schuster, whose trainee had her application returned without review, says the student will probably need to do teaching assistantships to cover part of her pay, which will slow down the pace of her project.
—Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 11 Feb. 2026
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My PhD was fully funded with tuition waivers and varying stipends per year from a combination of fellowships, scholarships, and teaching or research assistantships.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
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Doctoral students might receive assistantships that come with teaching stipends, Beasley said, and there’s a possibility accounting firms might help students fund their education.
—Courtney Vien, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
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The assistantship itself was a prestigious appointment through the Fulbright Program where I was integrated as a sort of junior teacher who led classes in English conversation and American culture.
—Aimie K. Runyan, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
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