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How to use unlearn in a sentence

10 example sentences · verb

Unlearn means to discard the knowledge of. Example: “Suckling is unlearnt behaviour in mammals.”

Examples of unlearn by meaning

verbTo discard the knowledge of.

  • It was another lesson from Fort Hare that I had to unlearn in Johannesburg.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 80
  • It is a language that, once learnt, I have been unable to unlearn.2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 231

More sentences with unlearn

  • Suckling is unlearnt behaviour in mammals.From the entry unlearnt
  • When it comes to this creature you have to unlearn everything you've ever learned about physiology.2015 February 25, Nathan Kuzack, The Anguisher Creature, Nathan Kuzack. From the entry creature
  • At the next level, we must practice transformationalism, which goes hand in hand with unlearning.2012, Kurt April, Nick D Milton, Performance Through Learning, →ISBN, page v. From the entry transformationalism
  • And we study how to unlearn it, to unfeel it, to tone it down.1998, L. J. Tessier, Dancing After the Whirlwind. From the entry unfeel
  • It gave me false ideas of the world and nature which I have had to unlearn.1901, Harold Fielding, The Hearts of Men. From the entry code of conduct
  • In Latin also James had some unlearning to do.1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 22. From the entry unlearning
  • Yet while the western world has thus unlearnt the innate aquaphilia of its ancestors, there are other cultures said to maintain this unity.2009, Rupert D. V. Glasgow, The Concept of Water, R. Glasgow Books, →ISBN, page 42. From the entry aquaphilia
  • Missud said the pressure that glass children put on themselves to "keep the peace, be overly self-sufficient and remain the unproblematic 'golden child'" can be extremely challenging to unlearn.2023 September 30, Soo Kim, “I Was A 'Glass Child'—It Made Me an Anxious Adult”, in Newsweek, New York, N.Y.: Newsweek Publishing LLC…. From the entry glass child

Meaning of unlearn

  1. verb To discard the knowledge of.
  2. verb To break a habit.

Full definition of unlearn

Questions about unlearn in a sentence

How do you use unlearn in a sentence?
Unlearn is used as a verb. For example: “Suckling is unlearnt behaviour in mammals.”
What is a short sentence with unlearn?
“Suckling is unlearnt behaviour in mammals.”
What does unlearn mean?
Unlearn means to discard the knowledge of.

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