2
a
: a person who has done advanced study in a special field
b
: a learned person
3
: a holder of a scholarship
Examples of scholar in a Sentence
She's a renowned scholar of African-American history.
scholars have long debated whether there is ever such a thing as a truly selfless act
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But few scholars have explored another trend: The growing number of people who’ve found that bonding with their pets becomes a spiritual experience.
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John Blake, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
Utilizing the museum’s world-class library and archives, visitors can explore nearly every region and historic period of Asia and the Islamic world, and scholars will find value in exemplary objects as springboards for research.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Angela Davis, the legendary activist, scholar and author known for her decades of work in racial justice, prison abolition and Black feminist thought, will deliver the keynote address at Get Free: A Black Feminist Reunion, taking place New Orleans right now.
—Oumou Fofana, Essence, 6 June 2025
Insurance ads, used car rivals, and plugs for a local religious scholar and recording artist, Langdon P. Hershey, all converge to tell the story of an expanding sinkhole, a cult, and an ever-growing restaurant that becomes unsettlingly sentient.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 June 2025
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John Blake, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
Utilizing the museum’s world-class library and archives, visitors can explore nearly every region and historic period of Asia and the Islamic world, and scholars will find value in exemplary objects as springboards for research.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Angela Davis, the legendary activist, scholar and author known for her decades of work in racial justice, prison abolition and Black feminist thought, will deliver the keynote address at Get Free: A Black Feminist Reunion, taking place New Orleans right now.
—Oumou Fofana, Essence, 6 June 2025
Insurance ads, used car rivals, and plugs for a local religious scholar and recording artist, Langdon P. Hershey, all converge to tell the story of an expanding sinkhole, a cult, and an ever-growing restaurant that becomes unsettlingly sentient.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 June 2025
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“Scholar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scholar. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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