How to Use doctorate in a Sentence

doctorate

noun

• The honorary doctorate was awarded to the rapper in 2015.
  — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2022
• The doctorate proved invaluable training, though not for a life in academia.
  — Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
• But the notion that every scientist with a doctorate and dream needs to be a CEO?
  — Damian Garde, STAT, 19 Oct. 2023
• Donna is a scholar of classics, with a doctorate in the subject, and an author.
  — Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
• Patrick Hanrahan, cofounder of software firm Tableau, has a doctorate in the field. 4.
  — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
• Oppenheimer was awarded a doctorate in physics in May of 1927.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 20 July 2023
• In 1984, the couple went to the University of Pittsburgh, where Li earned a doctorate and Wang a master’s degree.
  — Ian Johnson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2023
• In 1987, both Stephen and Tabitha were awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Maine.
  — Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2023
• Other family members recounted how Mary Sisk was about to seek a doctorate at the time of her death.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 7 Sep. 2023
• Murray, who has a doctorate in forensic soil science, has tried to instill those same lessons in her own children.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
• In the end, Chen, who successfully earned his doctorate in the spring and has since gone to work in finance, crafted a handful of nearly flawless nanowires.
  — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
• While receiving an honorary doctorate from the school in 2017, The Dark Knight director spoke about meeting his wife.
  — Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
• Noé López has a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin and works in finance and digital banking.
  — Noé López, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
• Mota’s doctorate comes from a diploma mill that provides honorary degrees for a price, the Globe’s research found.
  — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
• One woman, about to get her doctorate, commented on the issue on TikTok.
  — Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
• With 25 years’ experience behind a mic, Smoove might as well have a doctorate in funny.
  — Cori Murray, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2023
• In the following years, Kissinger completed his doctorate at Harvard and joined the faculty.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023
• When Sulzer was working on his doctorate, his adviser forbade him to play gigs.
  — Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
• The project was produced as part of Pendragon’s doctorate and took 10 months to put together in his living room during the pandemic.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 30 Jan. 2023
• Destiny Linda, 17, hopes to get a doctorate in business someday.
  — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
• Eastman received his doctorate in 1993 and went on to law school at the University of Chicago, according to his résumé.
  — Rosalind S. Helderman, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2022
• His owner, a shepherd, that lived in La Crosse, Wisconsin, had obtained his dogs’ doctorate by the usual $10 mail order check routine.
  — Rory Feehan, SPIN, 9 Nov. 2023
• Kula was the first in her family to go to college, then went further, taking one night class a week for 10 years to earn a master’s and then a doctorate at Georgetown University.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
• And short of getting a doctorate in marine biology, there wasn't really a lot of options.
  — USA TODAY, 4 June 2023
• The letter arrived four days after students made a change.org petition calling for the removal of Ye’s honorary doctorate.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2022
• He was ordained a priest in 1951, earned a doctorate from the University of Munich two years later and gained a reputation for deep erudition.
  — Henry Chudeputy News Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2022
• Hayward then earned her medical doctorate from the Boston University School of Medicine in 1986.
  — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• As the first year of his doctorate program went by, the pandemic started shutting down social activities.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2023
• In his dissertation for his doctorate, Dr. Gilmore set out to answer the questions his father left open, dissecting the roots of Black joy and pulling the thread on what Black aesthetics mean without the presence of a white patron.
  — Debra Kamin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
• Controversy swirled seven years ago when the Art Institute awarded the rapper and fashion mogul a doctorate.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024