Get to know Valedictorian better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like scholar or bookman.
Valedictorian meaning
- The individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell or valedictory address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades.
- The individual in a graduating class who graduates with the highest grades.
Using Valedictorian
- The main meaning on this page is: The individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell or valedictory address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades. | The individual in a graduating class who graduates with the highest grades.
- Useful related words include: valedictory speaker, scholar, scholarly person, bookman.
- In the example corpus, valedictorian often appears in combinations such as: valedictorian of, the valedictorian, valedictorian and.
Context around Valedictorian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Valedictorian
- In this selection, "valedictorian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, black, howe, 1971, denied, recently and aundrene stand out and add context to how "valedictorian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1943 as valedictorian of her and alyssa howe valedictorian of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "valedictorian" sits close to words such as aas, abdicated and abled, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with valedictorian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nick Johnson, Princeton's first black valedictorian, has Caribbean roots. (10 words)
Max Cheng has been named valedictorian, and Jonathan “Teddy” Wagner salutatorian. (11 words)
Elgine attended Fenton High School where she graduated as valedictorian in 1950. (12 words)
First Black Valedictorian Denied to Give Speech, Mayor IntervenesWhen Jaissaan Lovett graduated last month as his high school’s first black valedictorian, he prepared a speech — but he says his principal wouldn’t let him give it. (37 words)
As valedictorian and salutatorian, they will address their peers at graduation, with Foran and Berkowitz having the honor of delivering a speech at the graduation ceremony, currently set for June 10. (31 words)
Valedictorian Aundrene Cameron (front row, centre), Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours, celebrates with graduates at the University of the West Indies, Mona, graduation ceremony at UWI, yesterday. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
First Black Valedictorian Denied to Give Speech, Mayor IntervenesWhen Jaissaan Lovett graduated last month as his high school’s first black valedictorian, he prepared a speech — but he says his principal wouldn’t let him give it.
In 2019, she wrote her third book, “The Valedictorian of Being Dead: The True Story of Dying Ten Times to Live,” about her experiences with the treatment.
Unsurprisingly, Watson was named co-valedictorian, recently graduating with a 4.0 GPA.
Valedictorian Aundrene Cameron (front row, centre), Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours, celebrates with graduates at the University of the West Indies, Mona, graduation ceremony at UWI, yesterday.
A culture that celebrates the prom queen over the math olympiad champ, or the jock over the valedictorian, will not produce the best engineers.
Alyssa Howe, Valedictorian of the class of 2024, expressed how proud she was of her and her fellow graduates’ accomplishments.
As valedictorian and salutatorian, they will address their peers at graduation, with Foran and Berkowitz having the honor of delivering a speech at the graduation ceremony, currently set for June 10.
Elgine attended Fenton High School where she graduated as valedictorian in 1950.
He continued his education at Lehigh University majoring in Engineering Mechanics, where he was also the Class of 1971 valedictorian.
He studied at Gilman School, a private all-boys institution where he was a valedictorian of his graduating class in 2016.
Max Cheng has been named valedictorian, and Jonathan “Teddy” Wagner salutatorian.
Tensions were already high after the university canceled a planned commencement speech by the school’s pro-Palestinian valedictorian, citing safety concerns.
The Lee twins’ older sister had been Herricks High School’s valedictorian the previous year.
As per tradition, the Valedictorian Torch is passed on to a Standard Five student with the highest GPA.
At the top of the class is valedictorian Matthew Szatkowski, the son of Brad and Angie Szatkowski, with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.98.
Bushey will be attending the university of rochester majoring in biomedical engineering and the class valedictorian danielle cresci will be attending boston college to study neonatal nursing.
But the tough love worked: When Keys graduated high school as valedictorian, she was offered a scholarship to Columbia University – and, somewhat poetically, a contract with Columbia Records.
Nick Johnson, Princeton's first black valedictorian, has Caribbean roots.
Thank you, Pompano Beach High School Senior Class President and Valedictorian, Lorraine Angelakos for this incredibly moving letter that resonated with me deeply.
Theresa graduated from Posen High School in 1943 as valedictorian of her class.
Common combinations with valedictorian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- valedictorian of 11×
- the valedictorian 9×
- valedictorian and 7×
- class valedictorian 7×
- as valedictorian 5×
- school valedictorian 4×
- and valedictorian 4×
- black valedictorian 3×
- valedictorian in 2×
- was valedictorian 2×