How to Use studied in a Sentence

studied

adjective
  • She gave a studied response.
  • He viewed us with a studied indifference.
  • The result is not an anachronism so much as a studied anachronism.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Some wear smiles and others a more studied wariness, but all are assertive.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Phil, while a studied intellect, seems to never take off his chaps.
    Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2021
  • And for less studied organisms, such as sea sponges, that timeline can be even longer.
    K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 24 May 2026
  • But illicit drugs are less studied.
    Regina G. Barber, NPR, 12 May 2026
  • Ma’s studied arrangements are more like portraits than still-lifes.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 4 May 2021
  • Amid the studied pomp, the new king seemed relieved at the family contact.
    Guy Martin, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • The studied people are the real scientists who did the study.
    Courtney Devores, charlotteobserver, 19 July 2017
  • This process, which signals sensations such as pain and heat, is little studied in the species.
    Sarah Keartes, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Now, the new study points out that many of these places are also less studied than their wealthier counterparts.
    Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2021
  • In some ways, her approach to design is very studied and methodical.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Despite the messiness of her subject matter, Parks can sound very studied.
    Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Other wildlife, though less studied, tends to respond similarly to birds.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Already apparent is the studied and graceful clumsiness for which his prose is renowned.
    Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Having the knowledge to look at a list of ingredients and know how a product performs is a studied gift.
    Kristin Limoges, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Tom’s angry scenes with his mother, frustration met with studied forbearance, have a ring of truth about them.
    Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2022
  • Even less studied is how often the flotation test is a decisive piece of evidence in such cases.
    Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022
  • The root of this dysfunction goes back to Greenspan and his studied incoherence.
    George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Poliovirus is perhaps the most studied virus of all time, and at the time of the experiment samples of the virus were stored in labs around the world.
    Amy Webb, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Apa worked extensively with a dialect coach and closely studied clips of Stewart’s movies.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • To the 7-foot-1 center, the ability to slam the ball down is a studied and well-practiced art form that spans generations of the sport.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2024
  • But her refusal to investigate why the system is so broken is the natural outcome of her studied vacuity.
    Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Their seasonal migrations—into the park each spring, then back out again in autumn—are among the most stable, the most arduous, and the most studied.
    National Geographic, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The researchers also looked at alternatives to sulfur but found problems with each of the studied chemical compounds.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • What looks like the real Loren Gray on Instagram is a studied version of the girl who dropped out of high school and became a social media star.
    Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Creatine, used to increase muscle size, is perhaps the most studied supplement on the market and has numerous benefits.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • Dressed in traditional wear and moving with a studied solemnity, the men remove evidence of Europe from the office.
    Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
  • While infant deaths are trending downward, the mortality rate for Black infants is the highest of all the studied demographics in the report.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025

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