How to Use dissertation in a Sentence

dissertation

noun

• He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.
• Choi came up with the idea for the book while researching the Bauhaus for her dissertation.
  — Anne Quito, Quartzy, 4 Oct. 2019
• Lucy’s dissertation seemed to me to be a joke for the reader—not to be too literal.
  — Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, 1 May 2018
• The best place for insight, some thought, would be her dissertation.
  — Bethany Barnes, OregonLive.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• The book is structured like a dissertation, though a hair shorter than most.
  — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2020
• That’s really where the book started, as a dissertation that evolved over the past 10 years.
  — Rodney Brooks, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2019
• Resist the urge to download a dissertation on what someone is like, or to seek one.
  — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2020
• Most of the research and writing done thus far has been for theses and dissertations.
  — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 10 Mar. 2020
• Nova said the dissertation was based on a study of one of his agency’s functions.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2024
• My dissertation now has turned into a project from two ends.
  — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 12 Apr. 2018
• Her dissertation pulled together all of the strands of her life and studies.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
• What was the topic of your dissertation and what was your early research about?
  — Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
• The dissertation, which became his first book, both shaped and reflected his view of the modern world.
  — David E. Sanger, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• Another, a PhD student, talked about how a man stole the idea for her dissertation.
  — Victoria Stunt, Quartz, 9 July 2020
• That, of course, led to a dissertation on the difficulties inherent in trying to slow down the likes of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.
  — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2021
• Then Ellis took the stage after Mandel and gave a lengthy dissertation on the First Amendment.
  — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2021
• How the classic meme took nearly three decades to go from Dr. Dre and Snoop to longsilog and pho buns is bound to be the subject of a dissertation defense someday.
  — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 3 Sep. 2019
• That is a topic for a whole other article (or dissertation), but for this one: be aware and be present.
  — Cate Rubenstein, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2023
• In just this one dare, there’s a whole dissertation on anti-fat bias and diet culture.
  — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 29 June 2021
• Ghneim is writing his dissertation on the Salt Lake City program that helps refugees learn how to start a food business.
  — Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Mar. 2021
• Marijuana hopes to write a book that expands on the theme of her dissertation.
  — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2019
• Smee says the project is part of Russell’s dissertation; most of the rest are among the 200 or so undergraduates from all over the state who’ll spend time at the Sea Lab this summer.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 2 June 2023
• Her work led to the publishing of five research papers and a Ph.D. dissertation.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
• The most exciting parts are the next steps,’’ the soon-to-be Ph.d told his audience, all gathered to watch him defend his dissertation.
  — Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2019
• Nessa is pursuing a Ph.D. and writing a dissertation on the work of Munro, and Hadi is a poet.
  — Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, 23 July 2021
• Wang’s dissertation research was slated to take him first to Iran and, later, to Russia.
  — Laura Dean, The New Yorker, 24 June 2019
• There’s a dissertation to be had about what the impact of short fields early in a game can have on overall offensive success.
  — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2021
• In both the book and the movie, the twist ending is that Sabich’s wife, Barbara, a struggling academic who hasn’t finished her dissertation, is the murderer.
  — Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
• Coates describes, among the guests, a young woman, a local university student, who is writing a dissertation about his work.
  — Daniel Bergner, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
• The Tennessean had landed in Afghanistan close to a decade earlier to complete her PhD dissertation research in archaeology.
  — Alexandra Rockey Fleming, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024