Examples of scholarly in a Sentence
His writings have been recently given scholarly attention.
She has a scholarly interest in music.
a scholarly study of words and their origins
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One scholarly paper found that the typical retiree who claims before 70 loses $182,370 in potential Social Security income.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Leslie Hairston, a former City Council colleague of Preckwinkle’s whose South Side ward abutted hers, said Preckwinkle’s scholarly disposition shouldn’t be mistaken for indifference.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Specifically, the study found the PATM patients emitted more petrochemicals, organosulfur compounds, and some aldehydes (including 39 times the normal amount of toluene, a chemical found in crude oil), among other distinctions—findings published in the scholarly journal Scientific Reports in 2023.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 6 Mar. 2026
The most careful scholarly estimate suggests that at least 20 million Americans have served time in prison or lived under felony supervision, or both.
—Kevin B. Smith, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Leslie Hairston, a former City Council colleague of Preckwinkle’s whose South Side ward abutted hers, said Preckwinkle’s scholarly disposition shouldn’t be mistaken for indifference.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Specifically, the study found the PATM patients emitted more petrochemicals, organosulfur compounds, and some aldehydes (including 39 times the normal amount of toluene, a chemical found in crude oil), among other distinctions—findings published in the scholarly journal Scientific Reports in 2023.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 6 Mar. 2026
The most careful scholarly estimate suggests that at least 20 million Americans have served time in prison or lived under felony supervision, or both.
—Kevin B. Smith, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Scholarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scholarly. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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