2
a
: a person who has done advanced study in a special field
b
: a learned person
3
: a holder of a scholarship
Examples of scholar in a Sentence
She's a renowned scholar of African-American history.
scholars have long debated whether there is ever such a thing as a truly selfless act
Recent Examples on the Web
But scholars of populism warn that a second Trump administration could be far more destabilizing to America’s business leaders and to the larger global economic order.
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Jonathan Mahler Edoardo Ballerini Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The builder’s remedy has been on the books for more than three decades, but was only recently given new life by pro-housing legal scholars and state housing regulators.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Some of it is aimed at exactly the kind of work that scholars are supposed to do.
—William Deresiewicz, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
About that guide: He’s Arthur (Josh O’Connor), a British archeological scholar who’s just finished a prison sentence thanks to his off-hour activities.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2024
The death of the great film scholar David Bordwell last month, at seventy-six, represents an incalculable loss to all of us who benefited from his brilliant, generously illuminating writing on cinema.
—The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
Other scholars and students attended a rally at the University of Florida hosted by more than two dozen organizations, including ACLU Florida, and led by the nonprofit Asian American Scholar Forum, to protest against the measure.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Two losses in the poetry world: Marjorie Perloff, a major poetry scholar (and mother to former A.C.T. Artistic Director Carey Perloff) died at 92.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
The artwork included references to Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton — and Linda Martell, a name that may have only resonated with country scholars.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
Jonathan Mahler Edoardo Ballerini Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The builder’s remedy has been on the books for more than three decades, but was only recently given new life by pro-housing legal scholars and state housing regulators.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Some of it is aimed at exactly the kind of work that scholars are supposed to do.
—William Deresiewicz, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
About that guide: He’s Arthur (Josh O’Connor), a British archeological scholar who’s just finished a prison sentence thanks to his off-hour activities.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2024
The death of the great film scholar David Bordwell last month, at seventy-six, represents an incalculable loss to all of us who benefited from his brilliant, generously illuminating writing on cinema.
—The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
Other scholars and students attended a rally at the University of Florida hosted by more than two dozen organizations, including ACLU Florida, and led by the nonprofit Asian American Scholar Forum, to protest against the measure.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Two losses in the poetry world: Marjorie Perloff, a major poetry scholar (and mother to former A.C.T. Artistic Director Carey Perloff) died at 92.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
The artwork included references to Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton — and Linda Martell, a name that may have only resonated with country scholars.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Scholar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scholar. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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