Sentence examples for taught from inspiring English sources
The phrase "taught" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used as the past tense of the verb "teach," indicating that someone has imparted knowledge or skills to another person. Example: "She taught me how to play the piano when I was a child."
In the cycling sense, "nervous" refers to a vicious spiral in which the entire peloton is aware that the safest place to be is in the front 20 or so – this is a basic racing principle taught at junior level – with the upshot that every team leader with a purpose wants to be in the first 20 riders with as many of their team-mates as can manage it.
What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Japan's claim to commercial whaling as a cultural expression is surely a shaky one, since it only began large-scale whaling in the 20th century – but it was taught to them by European whalers.
At the Sea Life aquarium in Auckland, New Zealand, Sony technicians working with the aquarium's animal trainers taught Rambo, a female octopus, to press the shutter on a special camera and take pictures of the visiting public (each photo sells for $NZ2 to support the aquarium's conservation programmes).
With a diverse range of courses taught by award-winning experts, you're sure to find a gift to make anyone's day – or a course that will transform your 2015.
And he has taught English for 30 years and is adept at translating bollocks.
New Collective's director, Mareike Wenzel, who has a German passport and can travel here freely, first met the rest of the group when she taught them.
So much so that there is now a slim chance that Hillary Clinton's presidential aspirations have been undone by something she could have feasibly been taught on a WebWise internet safety course.
This book, in combination with Sheldon's shower curtain in The Big Bang Theory, taught my son everything he knows about the elements of the periodic table.
Even that most reasonable of loyalist voices, David Ervine, had fond memories of being taught by the well-respected educationalist from Downpatrick.
