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Meanings of object lesson in inglés

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Punishment intended as a warning to others.

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Usage of object lesson in inglés
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It was just an object lesson.' He leant forward over the desk.
Empire in black and gold
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And what is happening in England and elsewhere supplies an object lesson.
The Irish Times
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The Odyssey is an object lesson in the power of human cunning.
The Guardian
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Jat-Krula became a sobering object lesson taught to Warrior-Servants at all levels.
Halo Silentium
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In loading a bait, an object lesson was given, using unpoisoned suet.
Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings
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So I'm supposed to be an object lesson, is that it, Sergeant?
Dexter in the Dark
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It would also be, I hoped, an object lesson to my hostess.
Somewhere in Red Gap
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The grey squirrel is an object lesson in the value of public relations.
The Irish Times
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This object lesson in the unity of international feeling immensely pleased the spectators.
Edison's Conquest of Mars
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On another, the programme is an object lesson in successful parenting.
The Irish Times
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Our encyclopedia contains many such stories, each containing at least one object lesson.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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It was a realistic object lesson on the ever-present dangers of the sea.
The Face and the Mask
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The whole poem is an object lesson on the absurdity of didactic poetry.
A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century
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Perhaps it was better that the professor should have had an object lesson.
The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers; Or, On the Trail of ...
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Renmark stood motionless as a statue, an object lesson in self-control.
In the Midst of Alarms
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Each such farm demonstration serves as an object lesson for the entire community.
Community Civics and Rural Life
Translations for object lesson
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