The world's most widely spoken languages by number of native speakers and as a second language, according to figures from UNESCO (The United Nationsâ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), are: Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Bengali, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, German and French. 3.
Examples of graduate in a sentence. 1  He graduated from the university last June. 2  They both graduated with honors. 3  She graduated with a degree in history.  He joined the navy after graduating from high 1  school. a graduating class of 300 students.  He joined the navy after graduating high 1  school. The word has graduated from slang to accepted  use.
The Old Way: âWas Graduated Fromâ. Letâs travel back in time. In the early 1900s, conventional wisdom said that a school did the act of graduating students. Therefore, the proper way to use âgraduatedâ was to say that Johnny was graduated from high school. That passive wording, âwas graduated from,â was considered standard English.