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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The paper was published last month by a team of computer scientists and legal scholars from Stanford, Cornell, and West Virginia University.
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ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
But some, including legal scholars from New York University’s Brennan Center, have argued a potential loophole exists unless Congress bans using the National Guard to enforce the law in other states without gubernatorial consent.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 19 June 2025
But examples of successful regime change are so scant that some scholars say finding such an example requires going back even further: defeating the Nazis and the Japanese empire at the end of World War II and eventually fostering democratic reforms in West Germany and Japan.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 18 June 2025
But its presence is felt through Williams’ theme, which some music scholars have theorized evoke the shark’s heartbeat.
—Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
But some, including legal scholars from New York University’s Brennan Center, have argued a potential loophole exists unless Congress bans using the National Guard to enforce the law in other states without gubernatorial consent.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 19 June 2025
But examples of successful regime change are so scant that some scholars say finding such an example requires going back even further: defeating the Nazis and the Japanese empire at the end of World War II and eventually fostering democratic reforms in West Germany and Japan.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 18 June 2025
But its presence is felt through Williams’ theme, which some music scholars have theorized evoke the shark’s heartbeat.
—Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
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“Scholar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scholar. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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