How to Use scholastic in a Sentence
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For true scholastic style, pair it with penny loafers or Mary Janes.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
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For true scholastic style, pair it with penny loafers or Mary Janes.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
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Boling had been a rising scholastic runner and jumper for two years.
—Tim Layden, SI.com, 19 June 2019
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His involvement in the scholastic chess circuit kept her head in the game for years.
—Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, 15 July 2019
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Stotesbury is the world’s oldest and largest scholastic rowing event.
—Rick O'Brien, Philly.com, 17 May 2018
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The calendar that was released has the dates for all sports in all three seasons of the scholastic year.
—Joshua Edler Davis, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2023
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Fugard lets his scholastic streak drive a good deal of the conversation.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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Follow what turns you on and don’t be too scholastic in your practicing — unless that is what turns you on.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2022
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Sorting out how all this can be true at once is a riddle worthy of a medieval scholastic philosopher.
—D.j. Tice, Star Tribune, 17 July 2021
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It is said that medieval scholastic philosophers debated how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 7 May 2021
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What my daughter does have is an understanding of the purpose of scholastic sports.
—Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2026
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An oversize bunny lamp is perfect for nighttime, while fine art above the bed adds a playful yet scholastic touch.
—Kate McGregor, ELLE Decor, 20 Jan. 2023
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With the city as your campus, there’s a certain scholastic crispness to this fall’s programming.
—The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2023
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The often sorry state of scholastic instruments weighs on Manilow’s mind.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2022
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From scholastic plaid to classic black to Miuccia’s go-to white skirt, our edit of the best pleated skirts has them all.
—Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2023
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His family wasn’t shy about shouting out his scholastic achievements on social media.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
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The Union’s move is a small reversal of a decades-long trend away from scholastic sports as a soccer development tool.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 19 June 2026
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Other changes could broaden the course so that those who fail both the physical fitness requirements and the scholastic test might be able to get in.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022
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Troy was the cool, star basketball player and Gabriella was the new, bookish girl on the scholastic decathlon team.
—Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 25 Oct. 2017
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The administrators stripped some of the students of their scholastic honors.
—Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
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Josh is the guy on the team everyone looks up to, the model of persistence, leadership and scholastic achievement.
—Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 21 Aug. 2019
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Chinnea, Santelises, and most of the city council had stayed tight-lipped about the shocking scholastic findings.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 10 Mar. 2021
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Just as he’s done with hip-hop prior, Bradley treats the empire of sneakers with a literary and scholastic sense that few have prior.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Hoang, manager of scholastic partnerships at Twitch, said in the news release.
—Allen Kim, CNN, 31 July 2020
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The award is granted on the basis of future promise, scholastic ability and financial need.
—courant.com, 27 Jan. 2022
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The award is granted on the basis of future promise, scholastic ability, and financial need.
—Courant Community, 30 Jan. 2018
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The team also captured the women’s scholastic championship.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
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Once there, their eyes are opened to all the latest perspectives, talents and tools that might have been holding back their scholastic performance before.
—Wesley Mullins, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
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Asahd Khaled is embarking on a new scholastic adventure — and his father couldn’t be happier.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2023
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For birthdays, scholastic achievements and other random celebrations, my parents would bring out that red plate for me or my siblings.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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