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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At the same time, scholarly knowledge was becoming more specialized and professionalized.
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Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The idea of a faculty committee empowered to vet scholarly publications for racial bias has, ineluctably, a Star Chamber vibe.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Unlike Boggs and Wade, whose subjects had commanded biographical and scholarly attention for decades, Richardson was breaking trail from the beginning, writing a life that had never been written before.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
And if even the sight of files is a turn off for you, this one closes completely to resemble a scholarly looking set of books.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
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Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The idea of a faculty committee empowered to vet scholarly publications for racial bias has, ineluctably, a Star Chamber vibe.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Unlike Boggs and Wade, whose subjects had commanded biographical and scholarly attention for decades, Richardson was breaking trail from the beginning, writing a life that had never been written before.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
And if even the sight of files is a turn off for you, this one closes completely to resemble a scholarly looking set of books.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
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 5 Oct. 2025.
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