scholarly
adjective
schol·ar·ly
ˈskä-lər-lē 
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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Despite their ubiquity, school yearbooks are a largely untapped source for scholarly inquiry.
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Michael A Messner, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Path to Open Books on JSTOR The Urgency of Indigenous Values is part of JSTOR’s Path to Open program, which expands access to high-quality scholarly monographs while building a sustainable path to open access.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026
Fingal, a more scholarly type, begs to differ.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
The class spans 55 scholarly disciplines and artistic fields, with fellows chosen from a pool of nearly 5,000 applicants.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Michael A Messner, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Path to Open Books on JSTOR The Urgency of Indigenous Values is part of JSTOR’s Path to Open program, which expands access to high-quality scholarly monographs while building a sustainable path to open access.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026
Fingal, a more scholarly type, begs to differ.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
The class spans 55 scholarly disciplines and artistic fields, with fellows chosen from a pool of nearly 5,000 applicants.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for scholarly
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“Scholarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scholarly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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