professorial

Example Sentences

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"I don't think he would ever call himself Dr. Seuss had it not been for being at Oxford and having the literary and professorial aspirations when he was there."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Under the accident-prone and professorial Ishiba, disastrous elections left the LDP short of a majority in both houses of parliament.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

They might even use it to grade essays and provide feedback, zipping through their professorial duties in a fraction of the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Noticeably out of place with his full head of gray hair, rectangular glasses and professorial demeanor, Kennedy wandered among the crowd of cops and deputies, eyes peeled for suspicious ink.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2025

We’d cackle until our ribs hurt, imagining our prim, professorial uncle meeting Dad’s unruly crew.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover