: one hundredth of a right angle
graduated
Examples of grad in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
While nearly everyone else is a MAGA supporter, the party is a mix of vaguely conservative recent college grads there to pop bottles and dance, a handful of old school D.C. politicos and lobbyists, and a grab bag of influencers.
—Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
Yet, in 2024, even an elite MBA degree from Harvard is no longer a guarantee of employment, as unemployment numbers for recent grads have more than doubled.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for grad 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun or adjective
Watch on Deadline With literally dozens of Lab grads over the decades in the sprawling Grand Hyatt ballroom, Satter took the stage to a standing ovation and tears rolling down the cheeks of more than a few attendees.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
While nearly everyone else is a MAGA supporter, the party is a mix of vaguely conservative recent college grads there to pop bottles and dance, a handful of old school D.C. politicos and lobbyists, and a grab bag of influencers.
—Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
Little, 79, told guests of his lifetime friendship with Moore and of how both were grads of Miami’s Booker T. Washington Senior High School in Overtown.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
Yet, in 2024, even an elite MBA degree from Harvard is no longer a guarantee of employment, as unemployment numbers for recent grads have more than doubled.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for grad
Dictionary Entries Near grad
Cite this Entry
“Grad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grad. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share