1
: a discourse given before an audience or class especially for instruction
2
: a formal reproof
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Examples of lecture in a Sentence
Noun
She's planning to give a series of lectures on modern art.
Several hundred people are expected to attend the lecture.
I came home late and got a lecture from my parents.
I gave her a lecture about doing better in school.
Verb
She lectures in art at the local college.
They lectured their children about the importance of honesty.
I lectured her about doing better in school.
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
The anniversary of the landmark building has inspired parties, lectures, special tours and other celebrations.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2025
Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
The long-standing lament that Latin American conservatives, centrists, and leftists share is that whereas the United States comes to the region to punish and lecture, China comes to trade.
—Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Not only did the experts provide lectures, but guests could reserve dinner with them or have chat with them in the lounge.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
The anniversary of the landmark building has inspired parties, lectures, special tours and other celebrations.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
Schachner playfully lectures Smooth for pulling the blue bandanna off his Team Fluff teammate, Alice.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
The long-standing lament that Latin American conservatives, centrists, and leftists share is that whereas the United States comes to the region to punish and lecture, China comes to trade.
—Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Lecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lecture. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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lecture
1 of 2 noun
lec·ture
ˈlek-chər 
-shər
1
: a talk given before an audience or class especially for instruction
lecture
2 of 2 verb
lectured; lecturing
ˈlek-chə-riŋ
ˈlek-shriŋ
1
: to give a lecture or a series of lectures
2
: to instruct by lectures
3
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