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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We are fully committed to maintaining Harvard's ability to host our international students and scholars, who hail from more than 140 countries and enrich the University—and this nation—immeasurably.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
And the collaboration the Archive Center most prioritizes is with Native communities themselves, providing reference services to community members, scholars and the general public.
—Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
If these global scholars stay home or go elsewhere, that’s bad economic news for cities and towns across the United States, wrote Barnet Sherman, a professor of multinational finance and trade at Boston University.
—Corey Mitchell, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
Legal scholar Roberta Mann warns that by 2050, plastic in the ocean could outweigh fish.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 22 May 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
And the collaboration the Archive Center most prioritizes is with Native communities themselves, providing reference services to community members, scholars and the general public.
—Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
If these global scholars stay home or go elsewhere, that’s bad economic news for cities and towns across the United States, wrote Barnet Sherman, a professor of multinational finance and trade at Boston University.
—Corey Mitchell, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
Legal scholar Roberta Mann warns that by 2050, plastic in the ocean could outweigh fish.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for scholar
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“Scholar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scholar. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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