mortarboard

How To Use mortarboard In A Sentence

• Franz Mayer insisted on a three-month curing time for the "mortarboard," which accounts for the long lag time between demolition and installation. Starbulletin Headlines
• A picture of a grinning, freckled teenage boy was on the right. On the left side was a shot of a young woman in a graduation gown and mortarboard.
• And they put a mortarboard on her chair in the front row. Trudeau Reflects On Four Decades Of 'Doonesbury'
• I'm looking forward to reading the "mortarboard" version after the Copenhagen conference. A Pessimist Writes...
• She brought with her the mortarboard cap that she had worn at her graduation.
• Although the wearing of academic dress was not compulsory, many senior university figures turned up with their scholars' gowns flowing and mortarboards on their heads.
• We have a video of me standing silently on stage, my mortarboard crooked, the tassel hanging in my face, my eyes like those of a deer caught in headlights. Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear
• But then, says our man with the mortarboard, it could also be a dull affair with little direct questioning and quite a few empty seats. Hugh Muir's Diary
• Excited graduates walk up and down, parading their finery of gowns, hoods and mortarboards seemingly oblivious to the fact that these are colonial trappings.
• As students sporting mortarboards and clutching scrolls are awarded their degrees in July, the university takes the opportunity to honour public figures for their achievements.