PRIMER in a Sentence

Learn PRIMER from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for PRIMER, such as:

1. I borrowed a primer of science from the library.
2. He coaxed in schoolmistress fashion, as to a congregation of boys with primers.
3. But there is no literary public in England for anything except newspapers, primers, and encyclopaedias.

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 Meanings and Examples of PRIMER
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primer
 n.  an introductory textbook; the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
Classic Sentence:
1  "Yes, if you are good, and love your book, as the boys in the primer are told to do," said Meg, smiling.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTEEN
2  Then, there are the Prodromus whales of old Scotch Sibbald, and Jonah's whale, as depicted in the prints of old Bibles and the cuts of old primers.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 55. Of the Monstrous Pictures of Whales.
3  He coaxed in schoolmistress fashion, as to a congregation of boys with primers.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
4  But there is no literary public in England for anything except newspapers, primers, and encyclopaedias.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 3
Example Sentence:
1  I borrowed a primer of science from the library.