scholarly
adjective
schol·ar·ly
ˈskä-lər-lē 
Examples of scholarly in a Sentence
His writings have been recently given scholarly attention.
She has a scholarly interest in music.
a scholarly study of words and their origins
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Over the past decade, furtive commercial entities around the world have industrialized the production, sale and dissemination of bogus scholarly research.
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Cyril Labbé, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
Federal law prohibits universities from discussing individual students' disciplinary records, but the University takes these violations of our rules and scholarly norms seriously.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
There is a long running scholarly debate dedicated to answering this question, and there is certainly room for improvement in how aid is allocated and executed.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
My scholarly research on the right to appeal explores how this process serves as a crucial safeguard in the country’s legal system.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
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Cyril Labbé, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
Federal law prohibits universities from discussing individual students' disciplinary records, but the University takes these violations of our rules and scholarly norms seriously.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
There is a long running scholarly debate dedicated to answering this question, and there is certainly room for improvement in how aid is allocated and executed.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
My scholarly research on the right to appeal explores how this process serves as a crucial safeguard in the country’s legal system.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scholarly
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“Scholarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scholarly. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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