How to Use academically in a Sentence

academically

adverb
  • These are the students who make growth and lessen their gap academically and socially.
    Star Tribune, 4 Feb. 2021
  • She’s been hearing about many students who are not doing well, academically or mentally.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2021
  • Van Demark said Mensah struggled academically, but is on the right track now.
    Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 24 Feb. 2021
  • By seventh grade, fully a third of children are effectively fourth graders academically.
    Randall Stephenson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Students have said they are called the n-word and are subject to questions about their qualifications for being at the academically select school.
    Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2021
  • Spring-semester seniors tend to have more latitude academically, which will help Sean ease into these routines.
    Brian Platzer, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Dean’s list designation is reserved for students who excel academically and earn at least a 3.3 grade-point average in a semester with a full-time course load.
    courant.com, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Physics and virology are now so academically intertwined that their union has acquired a formal name: virus physics (or, to some, physical virology).
    Katherine J. Wu New York Times, Star Tribune, 28 Jan. 2021
  • Her granddaughter is doing well academically and socially.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 6 Mar. 2021
  • By the end of the day, she felt reassured academically and had moved past the earthquake.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Now, as Solomon heads to first grade, Carson is clear-eyed about where his son stands academically.
    BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Now, as Solomon heads to first grade, Mr. Carson is cleareyed about where his son stands academically.
    New York Times, 7 Aug. 2021
  • By putting all of the most academically advanced students in just a handful of schools, the non-exam schools are far worse off.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Brainard: Students need to be in a good space mentally to be able to thrive academically.
    Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Nguyen excelled academically in high school, but his grades faltered for the first two years of college.
    BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2021
  • This year was meant to be the year that schools help students catch up academically after more than a year of distance learning.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2021
  • The Warner kids were challenged to perform academically and placed in sports at a young age so long as their grades were maintained.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • My son is 10 years old and is behind his peers academically.
    Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 8 June 2024
  • At West Point, Cooper finished near the top of her class academically.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Badger, who was with the program last year but not academically eligible, excelled in the spring but has not been in the mix yet.
    Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2021
  • This issue is heightened by the fact that first grade is more academically rigorous now than in years past.
    John Fensterwald, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The authors say states and districts should use the remaining funds to help students catch up academically.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Children who have cavities, for instance, tend to miss more school days and fare worse academically than those who don’t.
    New York Times, 19 May 2021
  • Hunter, which is among the most academically competitive of the CUNY colleges, tends to be a commuter school, and students often work part or full time.
    Emma Green, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
  • All kids have their own unique strengths and challenges, with some needing a bit more support academically than others.
    Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The school says Raynardo is doing fine academically and won’t have a problem advancing to the first grade.
    NBC News, 4 May 2021
  • The cavernous eight-story building holds about 5,850 students, one of the largest and most academically rigorous high schools in the United States.
    New York Times, 25 Jan. 2022
  • That would cover Chicago’s 11 selective high schools that rank academically among the best in the state and nationwide.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Being able to help your child at home—both academically and behaviorally—plays a huge role in their success at school.
    Alex Vance, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • However, for students looking to get a head start on building their resume, winter programs offer them a unique opportunity to grow academically and personally.
    Kristen Moon, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

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