under the tutelage of (someone)

idiom

formal
used to say who a person is taught something by
He studied music under the tutelage of his father.

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At the time, Chassay was best known as part of the casting team for Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, learning under the tutelage of casting director Jina Jay. Angela Andaloro, People.com, 30 May 2025 Set in the late 2010s in West Belfast’s Gaeltacht Quarter, the film follows teenagers Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh and Naoise Ó Cairealláin, who, under the tutelage of their former IRA member father, Arlo (played by none other than Michael Fassbender), embrace the Irish language as an act of rebellion. Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 Food was not a friend in a generation of women in her industry who starved themselves under the tutelage of the studio system. Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 June 2025 Likewise, in the same sector, Kaufland and Lidl, two supermarket chains, are owned by the same family under the tutelage of the Schwarz Group, each specializing in specific market segments. Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for under the tutelage of (someone)

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