How to Use "Professor" with Example Sentences

professor (n): a teacher at a college or university

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Used with adjectives:

"I want to be a math professor."
(math, English, art, theology, philosophy, science) *many additional adjectives

"She is a university professor."
(university, college, assistant, visiting, retired, associate, respected)

Used with prepositions:

"He is a professor of Japanese literature."
(of)

"She is a professor at a prestigious college."
(at)

Used with verbs:

"Our professor gives lectures three times a week."
(gives)

"My professor grades strictly on test performance and not homework assignments."
(grades)

"Our professor does not teach out of a textbook."
(teach, lecture)

"My professor graduated from Harvard."
(graduated from, went to, attended)