Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

scholar

[skol-er] / ˈskɒl ər /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

As a legal scholar researching the evolution of modern presidential clemency, I have reviewed every individual pardon and commutation granted by U.S. presidents since 1989, spanning seven administrations, from George H.W.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Your wife, Sarah, is an Andy Warhol scholar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Dr B Amo Konyak, a scholar of Konyak society, says the changes during this period were almost like a disappearance.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Lead author Claudio Hail carried out the research while he was a postdoctoral scholar in Atwater's Caltech lab.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

“You are a regular scholar, Beulah. In two or three years you’ll be learning your multiplication tables.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Every scroll that was successfully opened physically contained writing previously unknown to scholars.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

For scholars who study ancient writing, the potential importance is difficult to overstate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

One recent initiative of this type relates to the visas held by international students, researchers and scholars, and journalists.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Yet scholars deem Baldwin to have displayed many admirable leadership qualities—magnanimity, political astuteness, trustworthiness—and he was successful by his own lights, having passed reforms in housing and pensions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Today, scholars agree that agriculture sprang up in other parts of the world not by the action of Middle Eastern farmers exporting their revolution but entirely independently.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




Vocabulary lists containing scholar


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com