How to Use pupil in a Sentence

pupil

noun
  • Per pupil is the key phrase here.
    — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The whites of his eyes are visible all around his pupils.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • As a schoolgirl, Muriel was revered by staff and pupils alike.
    — Frances Wilson september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Wednesday is the first day for preschool and kindergarten pupils.
    — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Then, year by year, more and more pupils sought admittance to the high schools.
    — Sloan Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Blood was flowing from her left ear and her pupils were dilated.
    — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Blood was flowing from her left ear and her pupils were dilated.
    — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The star pupil who will likely only get better.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Per pupil assistance is up and down with budget changes.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Ferrari says to start below the pupil of your eye, and sweep into the hair line.
    — Pia Velasco, Allure, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The trip was attended by 29 pupils.
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
  • First-time students enrolled by the dozens, as did some of the League’s best pupils.
    — Anne Halsey, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
  • With an exit pupil of 5, low-light performance is quite good.
    — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
  • In the later stages, skin will turn blue, pupils will dilate, and pulse and breathing slow.
    — Brayden Garcia january 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Luke Butkus would, like any coach, give out atta-boys when his pupils did something well.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Will school districts use the $325 per pupil increase each year?
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Speaking of bias, pupil's parents may also want to weigh in on the topic.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
  • For his dance son and star pupil, Gallman choreographed a solo piece.
    — Matt Kempner, ajc, 22 June 2023
  • The master will warm to the pupil, and fight his corner, if necessary.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Soto is Richardson’s best pupil.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The patients’ eyes were inflamed with heavy yellow pus that obscured most of the pupil.
    — Mike Stobbe, Fortune Well, 28 Feb. 2023
  • There are two blinking lights on the front of its boxy body to approximate wide, moony pupils.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • One by one, with sweaty palms and cracking adolescent voices, the pupils rose and read.
    — Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Teachers and pupils echoed that sentiment.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Of the districts surveyed, the most one spent per pupil on legal fees was about $75.
    — The Enquirer, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Eye color refers to the color of your iris, which is the colored part of your eye that surrounds the pupil.
    — Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Yun raised both arms in triumph when Mabry landed and then exchanged a high-five with his star pupil.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2023
  • The picture is a body swap comedy involves a naughty pupil and a strict class teacher.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 July 2023
  • The puppet wore a black judicial robe and had glistening eyes with slit pupils.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
  • For instance, workers use a tiny tip of a peacock feather to put the pupils in the eyes of figurines.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025

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