How to Use Scots in a Sentence

Scots

noun

• The Scots, who are now 5-1 overall, were not ranked in the top 15 in the statewide poll.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2023
• Scouting report: If Wong can fill a few holes on the line, look for the Scots to roll.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
• David Douglas Scots The Scots’ defense just couldn’t get off the field last year.
  — Shane Hoffmann | , oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2023
• The Scots can clinch the outright title with a win at home over Burlingame on Thursday.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
• Three years later, Mary Queen of Scots was the first to be crowned using the new crown and sceptre together.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023
• The Scots, who had won seven of their previous eight games, finished 9-4.
  — Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
• There’s nothing stopping you from planting your own forest like the King of Scots, either.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 June 2023
• His mother, Mary, Queen of Scots, was said to have been involved in the murder of her second husband, James’s father.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
• But the Scots were without their No. 1 player Saturday.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
• The last time Scots held such a referendum, in 2014, the queen played a subtle, but arguably significant, role in the outcome.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 5 July 2023
• Wallace, who served as a captain in the Scots Guards, was once seen as Tory leader material, too.
  — Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
• However, by the 10th century, through war, colonization, and the merging of the Scots, the Picts seem to have vanished forever.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2023
• The Scots defense had four sacks, recovered three fumbles and had an interception.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2023
• There was also an immaculate English sparkling wine, going some way to proving that even the English and the Scots will put aside their differences in pursuit of a good drink.
  — Jamie Timson, The Week Uk, theweek, 22 Mar. 2024
• The Scots erased an 8-5 halftime deficit, outscoring The Woodlands 9-2 after intermission.
  — Mike Waters, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
• But some Scots won’t be celebrating as people throughout the U.K. face a cost-of-living crisis fueled by high food and energy costs.
  — Danica Kirka, USA TODAY, 5 July 2023
• After Brexit there is a strong correlation, with 65% of anti-Brexit Scots backing breaking away from Britain.
  — Sanya Mansoor, Time, 10 Aug. 2023
• At first, hardy Highlanders developed the tartan kilt in the 16th century, attire perfectly suited to the landscape, where Scots had to climb hills, traverse bogs, and fight the English with agility in all weather.
  — Ross Kenneth Urken, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2023
• Whatever their ambivalence about the monarchy, Scots by and large embraced Elizabeth.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 5 July 2023
• But independence campaigners argue that support for independence has only been bolstered by Britain’s exit from the E.U., which the majority of Scots opposed.
  — Yasmeen Serhan, Time, 12 June 2023
• In this book, a distinguished Scottish historian offers a vivid, if perhaps overly detailed, account of the remarkable successes Scots have enjoyed through the centuries in science, literature, art, business, and soldiering.
  — Murray Pittock, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
• The Scots, who are now 5-1 overall, were not ranked in the top 15 in the statewide poll.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2023
• Scouting report: If Wong can fill a few holes on the line, look for the Scots to roll.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
• David Douglas Scots The Scots’ defense just couldn’t get off the field last year.
  — Shane Hoffmann | , oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2023
• The Scots can clinch the outright title with a win at home over Burlingame on Thursday.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
• Three years later, Mary Queen of Scots was the first to be crowned using the new crown and sceptre together.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023
• The Scots, who had won seven of their previous eight games, finished 9-4.
  — Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
• There’s nothing stopping you from planting your own forest like the King of Scots, either.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 June 2023
• His mother, Mary, Queen of Scots, was said to have been involved in the murder of her second husband, James’s father.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
• But the Scots were without their No. 1 player Saturday.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024