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Can You Find These 14 Hidden Children’s Book Titles?

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Can You Find These 14 Hidden Children’s Book Titles?

Because Claudette fell asleep on the train and missed the last stop on Market Street, she was late for the arrival of the witches at their meeting place. Her sisters wouldn’t wonder where she was, but they’d be annoyed. The snowy day was also slowing her down, but she finally made it to the secret garden where they always gathered.

Eloise and Madeline were wearing corduroy capes for the weather and looking peeved. “You are a traveller in time,” complained Eloise. “Just telejump!”

“Well, regular life doesn’t frighten me, said Claudette. “Neither does public transportation.”

“Oh, the places you’ll go!” said Madeline sarcastically. “Okay, let’s start this spell.”

Because Claudette fell asleep on the train and missed the last stop on Market Street, she was late for the arrival of the witches at their meeting place. Her sisters wouldn’t wonder where she was, but they’d be annoyed. The snowy day was also slowing her down, but she finally made it to the secret garden where they always gathered.

Eloise and Madeline were wearing corduroy capes for the weather and looking peeved. “You are a traveller in time,” complained Eloise. “Just telejump!”

“Well, regular life doesn’t frighten me, said Claudette. “Neither does public transportation.”

“Oh, the places you’ll go!” said Madeline sarcastically. “Okay, let’s start this spell.”

Because Claudette fell asleep on the train and missed the last stop on Market Street, she was late for the arrival of the witches at their meeting place. Her sisters wouldn’t wonder where she was, but they’d be annoyed. The snowy day was also slowing her down, but she finally made it to the secret garden where they always gathered.

Eloise and Madeline were wearing corduroy capes for the weather and looking peeved. “You are a traveller in time,” complained Eloise. “Just telejump!”

“Well, regular life doesn’t frighten me, said Claudette. “Neither does public transportation.”

“Oh, the places you’ll go!” said Madeline sarcastically. “Okay, let’s start this spell.”

Word of the Day: raucous

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Word of the Day: raucous

The word raucous has appeared in 323 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on July 11 in “Gotta Save the Castle? Start a Podcast” by Elizabeth Paton:

The duchess still believes in primogeniture, or the right of succession belonging to the firstborn son, and doesn’t think that her other four children would want the burden of such an inheritance anyway. Lady Violet, Lady Alice and Lady Eliza, once known as the beautiful “bad-Manners sisters” on account of London parties so raucous that their neighbors complained to the newspapers, are now working in creative consultancy, styling and interior design, while Charles works in the City of London and his brother Hugo attends Newcastle University.

Can you correctly use the word raucous in a sentence?

Based on the definition and example provided, write a sentence using today’s Word of the Day and share it as a comment on this article. It is most important that your sentence makes sense and demonstrates that you understand the word’s definition, but we also encourage you to be creative and have fun.

Then, read some of the other sentences students have submitted and use the “Recommend” button to vote for two original sentences that stand out to you.

If you want a better idea of how raucous can be used in a sentence, read these usage examples on Vocabulary.com.

Students ages 13 and older in the United States and the United Kingdom, and 16 and older elsewhere, can comment. All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff.

The Word of the Day is provided by Vocabulary.com. Learn more and see usage examples across a range of subjects in the Vocabulary.com Dictionary. See every Word of the Day in this column.

Empowering Saudi Arabia’s Workforce: MCIT, SDA, NeLC, and Coursera Launch Transformative Initiative to Train 100,000 Saudi Citizens for In-Demand Digital Jobs

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Empowering Saudi Arabia’s Workforce: MCIT, SDA, NeLC, and Coursera Launch Transformative Initiative to Train 100,000 Saudi Citizens for In-Demand Digital Jobs

By: Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera

Today, we are excited to announce that Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Saudi Digital Academy (SDA), in collaboration with the National eLearning Center (NeLC), have partnered with Coursera to launch “Fuel,” a new training initiative aiming to equip 100,000 Saudi citizens with skills and credentials tailored to in-demand digital jobs in its first year. The program will be delivered through the Saudi Digital Academy, one of the MCIT’s initiatives to empower local youth and equip them with required skills for the Saudi digital labor market.

This partnership will serve many groups, including unemployed Saudi nationals, employed workers looking to upskill in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) domains, recent university graduates, and Saudi youth. 

With over 40 curated learning tracks and 200 training courses across eight key job sectors, the program will provide flexible, free learning pathways for citizens to develop the skills required to access emerging job opportunities within the expanding ICT domains. Moreover, with expert instruction from top global companies, the program acts as a vital bridge between Saudi talent and prospective employers, equipping learners with the skills they need to unlock a wide range of employment opportunities as digital transformation, AI, and other emerging technologies create new industry demands. 

“This partnership fits within the Academy’s commitment to enhancing the digital capabilities of the nation’s youth,” said Mohammed Alsuhaim, CEO of the Saudi Digital Academy. “The ‘Fuel’ program is in line with the Academy’s objectives of equipping young individuals with the necessary tools to succeed in the digital economy era. This program will contribute to shaping a generation of skilled professionals who will make their mark on the growth of the digital economy and increase their contribution to the GDP, thus reinforcing the Kingdom’s position as a regional center for technology and innovation.” 

“We are committed to delivering relevant, trusted, high-quality lifelong learning, and development opportunities for upskilling and reskilling based on market needs, through our integrated ecosystem, FutureX. This partnership with MCIT, SDA, and Coursera will accelerate the development of human capabilities in the Kingdom,” said Dr. Abdullah Alwalidi, the Director-General of NeLC.

We are also proud to share that Coursera is taking steps to solidify a stronger local presence and has established a new legal entity in the Kingdom. This strategic investment underscores our growing engagement with learners and partners in the region and signifies our long-term commitment to fostering digital literacy and promoting employment opportunities for Saudi nationals.

To sign up for the program, visit forms.nelc.gov.sa/sda/fuel. To learn more about Coursera for Government, visit coursera.org/government

Empire State University now accepting transfer credits for eligible courses on Coursera 

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Empire State University now accepting transfer credits for eligible courses on Coursera 

By Marni Baker-Stein, Chief Content Officer at Coursera

I’m excited to share that starting fall semester 2023, Empire State University (SUNY Empire) will accept credit for courses and credentials on Coursera with ACE Credit Recommendation. SUNY Empire has partnered with the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) and Coursera to create a degree pathway for New Yorkers in the NYSDOL program to transfer eligible credits from Coursera courses to any of SUNY Empire’s 125 bachelor’s and associate degree programs

In the spring of 2020, New York State faced record high unemployment as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. To help unemployed workers reskill for changing industry demands, NYSDOL provided free access to skills training on Coursera. To date, learners in the program have spent over 1.5 million hours learning online and completed more than 2.1 million lessons in growing fields, including business, technology, and data science.

At the heart of the program are entry-level Professional Certificates from top companies, such as Google, IBM, Salesforce, and SAS, designed to prepare those with no degree or prior work experience for in-demand digital careers, ranging from UX design and project management to cybersecurity and data analytics. According to a recent global Coursera survey, employers are 76% more likely to hire a candidate who has earned an industry micro-credential. 

Learners are eligible to receive college credit (ranging from 1 to 18 credits) upon completing industry micro-credentials and Specializations on Coursera that have ACE Credit Recommendation.  At SUNY Empire, tuition costs a fraction of what you would pay at private institutions, at $295 per credit for New York residents. This degree pathway saves learners time and money.

Perceptions around degree requirements tend to fall into two camps: “everybody needs a degree” or “nobody needs a degree.” But neither is true: higher education must become more flexible, affordable, and relevant to meet the changing expectations of students and changing workforce demands. By offering college credit for industry micro-credentials, learners have multiple pathways to gain employment, earn college credit, and pursue a degree. Collaboration between local higher education and workforce systems will be key to realizing that opportunity at the speed and scale our changing world now requires. 

We’re proud to partner with SUNY Empire and NYSDOL to give New Yorkers multiple pathways to gain the knowledge, skills, and credentials they need to advance their education, enter new careers, and unlock economic opportunity.

To learn more and apply, visit https://www.sunyempire.edu/mkt/dol-coursera/. To learn more about Coursera for Government and Coursera for Campus, visit visit coursera.org/government and coursera.org/campus.

Alison Graduate Success Stories – Laban Mtware

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Alison Graduate Success Stories – Laban Mtware

‘Education is the key that opens all doors’, George Washington Carver. Laban Mtware listened to the age-old saying and grabbed the opportunity to empower himself through e-learning. Mtware is a recent Alison graduate who completed his educational journey through the transforming experience of upskilling for free on Alison. Join us as we explore his motivational journey, charting his progression from college to employment and revealing the value of accessible education in today’s changing environment.

Meet Laban Mtware from Kenya

Kenyan-born Laban Mtware is a systemic change agent. He’s passionate about the sustainability of community-owned and driven initiatives that work towards mitigating poverty, promoting science-driven knowledge at the grassroots level, and supporting the efforts towards meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Alison: Tell us a bit about yourself and your background.

Laban: I am the Founder and CEO of KISSPRO Kenya, an organisation that pools communities towards addressing their own socio-economic challenges in innovative ways. I am also establishing various organisations, where I wish to incorporate some commercialisation for scaling some of the models I have come up with.

Alison: What was your first course on Alison, and why did you choose it?

Laban: Project Management. Even though project design, implementation, and evaluation make a big part of the work I do, I have done a Project Management course. This has always left some gaps, especially where proper Project Management methods and the use of Project Management tools were requested by supporting partners. Even where I proved to be proficient, I still needed a course qualification and a certificate to back me up, and I ended up losing potential partners.

Alison provides a self-paced opportunity with well-designed, easy-to-understand, high-quality courses and a very high standard of evaluation test threshold. Unlike other platforms that I tried, even without going through the modules, people do guesswork and pass. I have almost managed to save to pay for my first course and am doing another!

Alison: What are you studying now?

Laban: I am currently studying towards my Diploma in Environmental Management.

Alison: If you could learn anything in the world from an Alison course, what would it be?

Laban: I would love a course that addresses leadership in sustainable development.

Alison: Did any courses you completed result in a new job or promotion?

Laban: My current partners, who happen to be universities and university researchers, have noticed improvements in my language and how I work. I already have one confirmed commitment to a project! I got three offers for consultancies due to my certification and ongoing study.

Alison: Are there any more courses you’d like to register for?

Laban: I wish to do two more diplomas and shift my focus to advocacy for the communities and landscapes I am working for and with. I hope that both KISSPRO KENYA and CBS Hub & Spoke PLC will be established, and I wish to continue my community change agency.

Alison: What made you choose Alison to study further?

Laban: Alison provides a self-paced opportunity with well-designed, easy-to-understand, but quality curriculums and a very high standard of evaluation test threshold. This threshold for serious course study is another benefit. And, of course, the Certificate and Diploma fees are affordable.

Alison: What’s your favourite way to relax from studying?

Laban: I love fieldwork, volunteer work in community activities, and playing instrumental guitar music.

Alison: Would you recommend it and why?

Laban: I would recommend Alison. It’s your best career development partner. Alison understands your busy schedule, walks with you at your pace, understands your wallet and accommodates that into your training, and gives you back the opportunity to study again. If I have done it at 50, anyone can do it!

When Laban initially signed up for his first course on Alison, he had no idea that his commitment and effort would be a motivating example for others starting their own journey of personal growth and career development. By utilising free online resources, staying determined, putting in hard work, and making the most of available tools, we can all move closer to our aspirations and achieve our professional goals.

When we decide to pursue education through online learning platforms like Alison, we also have the opportunity to close the distance between our ambitions and accomplishments. This way, anyone with the desire to learn can transform dreams into reality.

 

Word of the Day: disingenuous

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Word of the Day: disingenuous

The word disingenuous has appeared in 87 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on July 2 in “‘American Made’ T-Shirts Are Having Their Best Year Yet” by Jordyn Holman:

Ahead of Independence Day in the United States, stores stack their shelves and populate their websites with T-shirts and swimsuits bearing American flag prints or slogans like “Party in the U.S.A.” …

The reality is much of that apparel is made overseas and imported. While there are retailers that in recent years have championed more domestic production, the Fourth of July causes particular tension because the items companies are pushing are patriotic only in theme.

Some competitors, who make their apparel stateside, are intentionally pointing out the disconnect.

“If you’re leaning into Americana to sell items that aren’t American made, I find it disingenuous,” said Kristen Fanarakis, the founder of Los Angeles-based fashion brand Senza Tempo and an advocate for locally made apparel.

Can you correctly use the word disingenuous in a sentence?

Based on the definition and example provided, write a sentence using today’s Word of the Day and share it as a comment on this article. It is most important that your sentence makes sense and demonstrates that you understand the word’s definition, but we also encourage you to be creative and have fun.

Then, read some of the other sentences students have submitted and use the “Recommend” button to vote for two original sentences that stand out to you.

If you want a better idea of how disingenuous can be used in a sentence, read these usage examples on Vocabulary.com.

Students ages 13 and older in the United States and the United Kingdom, and 16 and older elsewhere, can comment. All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff.

The Word of the Day is provided by Vocabulary.com. Learn more and see usage examples across a range of subjects in the Vocabulary.com Dictionary. See every Word of the Day in this column.

Maximising Success with Email Marketing: A Guide for Affiliate Marketers

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Maximising Success with Email Marketing: A Guide for Affiliate Marketers

Everything has gone digital, including entrepreneurship. Affiliate marketing is one of the leading strategies that businesses and individuals, social media influencers, and ordinary citizens use to monetise their online following and presence. 

A growing technique affiliate marketers use to increase their earnings is email marketing. Email marketing is an effective marketing technique and serves as a direct line to your audience, providing an opportunity to curate valuable content, share insights, and strategically integrate affiliate links. 

By using email marketing, Affiliate marketers can artfully blend informative and promotional content, driving engagement and clicks while establishing a loyal readership. 

Below, we outline how affiliates can use email marketing to their advantage.

By leveraging these 8 benefits, affiliate marketers can maximise their promotional efforts, optimise their reach, and ultimately increase their earnings. Email marketing is more than just a strategy; it’s a toolbox full of opportunities waiting to be unlocked.

1. Direct Line to Your Audience

Having an email list means you can talk to your audience anytime. It’s a direct way to share content and offers without waiting for people to visit your website, blog, or social media channels.

2. Personalisation and Customisation

You can segment your email list and send targeted content based on what you know about your audience. For example, you can customise emails based on what products they’ve looked at, their age, or their past engagement with your emails. This leads to higher click-through rates.

3. Cost-Effectiveness

Compared to other marketing channels, email marketing is quite affordable. Most platforms offer tiered pricing based on the size of your subscriber list, making it accessible for everyone from complete beginners to advanced marketers.

4. Quick and Easy Updates

Do you have a new article, product review, or discount code to share? Send out a quick email and reach your entire subscriber list within minutes. This is great for time-sensitive promotions or news.

5. Strengthening Relationship with Audience

Emails are more personal than social media posts, allowing you to forge a closer relationship with your audience. Over time, this trust can translate into higher conversion rates for your affiliate links.

6. Easy Tracking and Analytics

Most email marketing platforms offer robust tracking features. You can track open, click-through, and conversion rates, enabling you to understand what’s working and what needs improvement to help refine your marketing strategies.

7. Increase Website Traffic

By including relevant links and CTAs, or calls to action, in your email content, you can drive more traffic to the products you promote. This is especially useful for affiliates looking to gain more visibility for their reviews, articles, or product recommendations.

8. Retargeting Opportunities

You can use email lists to set up automated email sequences that guide them through a journey, eventually leading them to a sale or action.

Choosing the Right Platform

For your email marketing to succeed, you must sign up with an email service provider that allows bulk emails and affiliate links. Choose wisely; the right platform can make or break your affiliate marketing needs.

Mailchimp:

  • Great for beginners
  • Easy-to-use templates
  • Free tier available

SendinBlue

  • Excellent for transactional emails
  • SMS campaign features
  • Pay-as-you-go pricing

ConvertKit

  • Designed for content creators
  • Advanced tagging and segmentation
  • Built-in landing pages

AWeber

  • Comprehensive automation tools
  • Drag-and-drop editor
  • 24/7 customer support

GetResponse

  • Advanced funnel-building capabilities
  • A/B testing options
  • Webinar hosting features

ActiveCampaign

  • CRM integration
  • Advanced automation workflows
  • Site messaging features

Constant Contact

  • Extensive integration options
  • Email tracking in real-time
  • Beginner-friendly

Moosend

  • No-fee for up to 1,000 subscribers
  • Drag-and-drop editor
  • Real-time analytics

Drip

  • E-commerce focused
  • Customer journey tracking
  • Advanced tagging

Klaviyo

  • E-commerce and retail specialisation
  • Rich segmentation features
  • ROI-based reporting

Creating an Email List

Your email list should be made up of individuals interested in what you have to offer. This ensures you send customised emails to your audience in a precise and organised way.

Complying with Legal Requirements

Crafting creative email marketing campaigns is one thing. However, affiliates need to comply with several legal regulations that protect the trust of customers and the professionalism of the business. You can meet these obligations by familiarising yourself with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union or your country of operation. Additionally, you must obtain consent from recipients, provide clear opt-out mechanisms, and accurately identify yourself as the sender.

Designing Effective Emails for Affiliate Link Promotion

Crafting impactful newsletters is an innovative strategy for link promotion. They need to be designed with attention-grabbing visuals, be concise, and have compelling content to maximise their effectiveness.

1.   Produce Engaging Content

You’re competing for audience conversions. Set yourself apart from the competition by creating intriguing content. Think about what your followers want to read and create content that caters to their tastes and interests. Once you’ve created a captivating content calendar, be wise about when and how to use your affiliate promotions.

  • Know your audience
  • Create crafty subject lines
  • Share the value and benefits
  • Tell a story

2.   Using Visuals and Call-to-Action Buttons

Clearly instruct readers on what to do next, whether clicking a link, purchasing, or signing up for an event. Make your CTA stand out visually and textually. Add Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn sharing icons and CTAs encouraging subscribers to forward your emails to others. Additionally, you can include a “subscribe” button in the email that allows your recipients to sign up for your email list.

3.   Monitoring and Analysing Performance

Another critical aspect of successful email marketing is monitoring and analysing performance. This is an essential component in email marketing to gauge the effectiveness of campaigns, refine strategies, and optimise future efforts for maximum impact.

Best Practices for Affiliate Link Promotion via Email

As an affiliate, you need to employ best practices for link promotion via emails. These practices ensure transparency about your affiliate relationship, integrate links naturally into your content, use CTAs, and regularly review and update your email lists for optimal engagement. Some of these include:

  • Tailoring content to your audience: Tailored content helps you forge meaningful connections with your followers and resonates with their unique preferences and needs.
  • Ethical considerations and disclosing affiliations: Ethical considerations require you to disclose affiliations to ensure honesty and maintain trust with your audience.
  • Tracking and optimising conversion rates: Tracking your performance helps you refine your affiliate marketing strategies, capitalise on successful tactics, and improve your email marketing campaigns.

Overcoming Common Challenges

Managing deliverability concerns and creating exciting content that encourages reader loyalty are regular email marketing obstacles that require smart adaptation.

  • Dealing with spam filters: To navigate spam filters, you need to craft high-quality, relevant content and follow industry best practices to ensure your emails reach the intended audience and not the spam folder.
  • Managing unsubscriptions: Managing unsubscriptions professionally and quickly is essential for maintaining a positive sender reputation and respecting subscribers’ preferences.
  • Enhancing deliverability: This involves a combination of maintaining a clean subscriber list, crafting engaging content, and adhering to email marketing best practices to ensure your messages reach the inbox.

In the world of affiliate marketing, email marketing is the secret weapon to success. Every click of the send button is a catalyst for forging relationships, maximising conversions, and propelling your success through targeted link promotion. 

If you’re looking to go from a beginner to an email marketing pro, Alison offers a variety of free courses that can help you level up your skills in no time.

By incorporating these tactics and other affiliate marketing tools into your marketing strategy, you’ll not only stay in close contact with your audience but also maximise your affiliate income.

Word of the Day: putative

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Word of the Day: putative

The word putative has appeared in 49 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on July 8 in “The End of the Magic World’s 50-Year Grudge” by David Segal:

The vitriol is a little hard to fathom. It’s true that Mr. Geller had a lucrative side hustle in the 1980s working for mining companies who thought his putative psychic powers could help them determine where to dig. In a 1986 Financial Times story, he said that his standard fee was 1 million pounds per assignment, $3 million in inflation-adjusted terms, and that 11 companies had retained him.

Mr. Geller’s track record as a prospector is not known, and he says he can’t remember. But he never went into faith healing, nor did he charge enough to leave many with a case of buyer’s remorse. He performed live shows and wrote books like “Use Your Psychic Powers to Have It All.”

Can you correctly use the word putative in a sentence?

Based on the definition and example provided, write a sentence using today’s Word of the Day and share it as a comment on this article. It is most important that your sentence makes sense and demonstrates that you understand the word’s definition, but we also encourage you to be creative and have fun.

Then, read some of the other sentences students have submitted and use the “Recommend” button to vote for two original sentences that stand out to you.

If you want a better idea of how putative can be used in a sentence, read these usage examples on Vocabulary.com.

Students ages 13 and older in the United States and the United Kingdom, and 16 and older elsewhere, can comment. All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff.

The Word of the Day is provided by Vocabulary.com. Learn more and see usage examples across a range of subjects in the Vocabulary.com Dictionary. See every Word of the Day in this column.

‘My Ancestors Speak to Me’: The Week 9 Winner of Our Summer Reading Contest

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‘My Ancestors Speak to Me’: The Week 9 Winner of Our Summer Reading Contest

Our annual Summer Reading Contest invites teenagers around the world to tell us what New York Times pieces get their attention and why. This week, the ninth of our 10-week challenge, we received 1,263 entries. Thank you to everyone who participated, and congratulations to our winner, Ming-Li Sabina Wolfe, as well as to the runners-up and honorable mentions we honor below.

Scroll down to take a look at the variety of topics that caught the eyes of our participants, including the Maui wildfires, the Pittsburgh synagogue trial, a recent paper that reveals women were hunters too, and why “Barbie” and Taylor Swift won the summer. You can read the work of all of our winners since 2017 in this column.

(Note to students: If you are one of this week’s winners and would like your last name published, please have a parent or guardian complete our permission form [PDF] and send it to us at LNFeedback@nytimes.com.)

Ming-Li Sabina Wolfe, 16, from Brooklyn, N.Y., selected the obituary “Astrud Gilberto, 83, Dies; Shot to Fame With ‘The Girl From Ipanema’” and wrote:

In 1951, my grandfather’s family moved from China to Brazil. He left after one year to study in the U.S., but his parents stayed until 1975. When “Getz/Gilberto” was released, my great-grandparents mailed the record to my grandfather, which he played while writing love notes to his girlfriend — my future grandmother.

When Gilberto released “The Astrud Gilberto Album,” his parents sent it again, but this time to my married grandparents’ home in Connecticut. From then on, their Sundays were spent cleaning to “Corcovado” and “Dindi.”

This summer, 58 years later and two years since my grandfather’s death, my grandmother came to visit my mom and me. Their record player had sat in our closet for decades, but when she arrived, we dusted it off. She sat and played those records on repeat. Like Farber mentioned, Gilberto can “evoke images of summers imagined or lost.”

The other night, my grandmother, mother and I were walking in the East Village when we heard the familiar chords of “Agua de Beber.” I realized then that music is transient, not singularly tied to lonely moments next to a record player or cool summer nights surrounded by family. Through art, the living and the dead are lost in a dance. My ancestors speak to me through the art of a dead singer, while I repeat their mistakes.

Lately, I’ve been wondering, “What is a life’s work?” It’s one that keeps people alive and Gilberto has raised three generations.

Allen W. on “Move Over, Men: Women Were Hunters, Too”

Dingzhong on “O’Shae Sibley’s ‘Expression Was Turned Into Resistance’”

Word of the Day: anthropomorphize

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Word of the Day: anthropomorphize

The word anthropomorphize has appeared in 13 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Aug. 11 in “A Chimp Sanctuary With a New Urgency to Give Shelter” by Emmett Lindner, an interview with Emily Anthes:

In an article like this one, do you try to stay away from projecting too many human attributes onto animals?

I write a lot about animals, and it’s something that’s always a tricky line. From a scientific perspective, we certainly don’t want to anthropomorphize animals. They’re not human. They’re creatures with their own ways of being in the world, processing the world and moving through the world. But sometimes anthropomorphizing gets treated as a dirty word. It’s sometimes useful to draw parallels between animal experiences and human life.

Can you correctly use the word anthropomorphize in a sentence?

Based on the definition and example provided, write a sentence using today’s Word of the Day and share it as a comment on this article. It is most important that your sentence makes sense and demonstrates that you understand the word’s definition, but we also encourage you to be creative and have fun.

Then, read some of the other sentences students have submitted and use the “Recommend” button to vote for two original sentences that stand out to you.

If you want a better idea of how anthropomorphize can be used in a sentence, read these usage examples on Vocabulary.com.

Students ages 13 and older in the United States and the United Kingdom, and 16 and older elsewhere, can comment. All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff.

The Word of the Day is provided by Vocabulary.com. Learn more and see usage examples across a range of subjects in the Vocabulary.com Dictionary. See every Word of the Day in this column.

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