How to Use syllabus in a Sentence

syllabus

noun
  • Just be sure to pick up a copy of the syllabus on your way out.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Is there sort of like a syllabus to go with each season of the show?
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022
  • Read the entire syllabus for an advanced course in the art of B.S. here.
    Alan Richman, Esquire, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Read the entire syllabus for an advanced course in the art of B.S. here.
    Alex French, Esquire, 24 Aug. 2017
  • But the video games are now part of the permanent syllabus.
    Robin George Andrews, Wired, 15 May 2021
  • An instructor can just give the students the URL in the syllabus.
    Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2012
  • The Decameron was on the syllabus, and at the end of the semester, each student told a story for the rest of the class.
    E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Fanon lives on, too, as a mainstay of the college syllabus and the rebel’s bookshelf.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The class and its syllabus strike her as if designed solely for her.
    Sophie Haigney, The New Republic, 23 May 2022
  • In the first few months, McCain sketched out a syllabus to teach the Afghan pilots and learned their stories.
    Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2019
  • There's no word on a syllabus, but Arab News reports that the class will be a one-day session.
    Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 5 Sep. 2018
  • Professor Malan, in an email, said the guidelines in the course syllabus were clear.
    Jess Bidgood and Jeremy B. Merrill, New York Times, 29 May 2017
  • Review your course syllabus during the first week of class.
    Leslie Goldman, Parents, 22 Jan. 2023
  • But sometimes the mask falls and the syllabus reveals itself.
    Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2024
  • This student has known about this short assignment since the first day of class, 14 weeks ago, thanks to the syllabus.
    Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Is there a syllabus to prepare for something like this?
    Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 1 Dec. 2017
  • In a low, monotone voice, Gómez Quiñones read through the syllabus with all the enthusiasm of a chair.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Each course comes with an in-depth syllabus, lesson plans, and even homework.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Here’s a look ahead at some of the new offerings students can expect on the syllabus.
    Lindsay Ellis, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022
  • In this respect, Putting the Rabbit in the Hat is an exemplary syllabus.
    Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 27 Jan. 2022
  • In class, along came a unit on meteorites, a new addition to the syllabus.
    Robin George Andrews, Wired, 15 May 2021
  • That means on-camera performance is part of the syllabus.
    Dan Singer, Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2021
  • In lieu of a beauty-centric syllabus, here’s everything to get the look.
    Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2017
  • New grads in the workplace no longer have a syllabus with due dates and immediate feedback in the form of grades.
    Food Drink Life, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2024
  • That could change when reforms to the Hum syllabus are announced this fall, but for now, the lecture hall is free of protesters.
    Chris Bodenner, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2017
  • But his speech was probably much longer, researchers believe, based on a 1945 syllabus for the class.
    Matthew Haag, New York Times, 11 May 2017
  • The 2017 Tiger Band handbook and syllabus explains this further.
    Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com, 9 May 2018
  • Often, this is not the first thought on students’ minds while reading the syllabus of their upcoming course.
    Maja Zelihic, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Though often omitted from the city’s syllabus, Hayek’s writings are among its lasting texts.
    Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
  • All Harford teachers teaching the course are required to submit a course syllabus to the College Board for approval.
    Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024

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