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  • verb Present participle of apprentice.

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Examples

  • The brainchild of half-Japanese, half-Mexican musician Mario Hernandez (he got the idea apprenticing at an Italian place), the CD features sides like "Hash Browns to Lay Yer A-- Down" and songs like "Sugar and Salt."

    Art: Eat Up, Rock On 2007

  • But nothing goes easily in this world, and one day the lady superintendent conceived the idea of apprenticing me to a tanner. "

    Caught in the Net ��mile Gaboriau 1852

  • Actually the first winner was so well liked by Ramsey that Ramsey offered him a deal, either run whichever restaurant was up that time or spend a year in London apprenticing under Ramsey.

    'Hell's Kitchen' recap: The season finale | EW.com 2009

  • He threw himself into the food world, taking classes by day and apprenticing as a pastry chef at night.

    Watercress Salad 2011

  • After graduating with an MFA degree from Claremont Graduate School (1954), Van Vliet traveled in Europe, apprenticing herself for a time as a hand typesetter.

    Audio Interview with the Janus Press’s Claire Van Vliet, conducted by Nigel Beale 2009

  • The most influential of the new makers is Mr. Allemand, the son of a factory worker, who grew up in the town of Cornas and embraced its winemaking traditions, apprenticing with Robert Michel at the age of 18.

    Rustic but Rewarding, Cornas Gains the Spotlight Jay McInerney 2011

  • A few years later, in 1977, Mr. Miller began apprenticing in Mr. Dunn's workshop thanks to a friend of a friend.

    The Yankee King of Cowboy Boots Rachel Emma Silverman 2012

  • Before Rocky and Bullwinkle, Anderson worked on "Mighty Mouse" while apprenticing for his uncle, Paul Terry, whose Terrytoons cartoons were distributed in movie theaters by 20th Century Fox.

    Alex Anderson Dead: 'Rocky And Bullwinkle' Creator Dies At 90 AP 2010

  • When Lee Miller started apprenticing 35 years ago in Austin, Texas, his mentor, legendary boot maker Charlie Dunn, said to him, "You're a damn Yankee, but I won't hold that against you."

    The Yankee King of Cowboy Boots Rachel Emma Silverman 2012

  • After spending some time apprenticing with a photographer in San Miguel de Allende

    Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011

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