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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Born to a humble family in the twilight years of the shogunate, Higuchi Natsuko (as she was born) was the fourth child and second daughter of a man with scholarly inclinations, who as a farmer had come to the capital to seek both fortune and rank.
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
There is a long history of political polemics about the relation between journalism and government, and a substantial body of scholarly research and theory on that relationship.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Yet despite their cultural staying power, power ballads have historically received little scholarly attention, in part because they are often dismissed as schlocky and banal.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 22 May 2026
The organization is demanding that the Canadian Museum for Human Rights halt work on the exhibition, commission an independent legal and scholarly review of its contents, and publicly retract its statements that Israel has committed human rights violations against Palestinian, among other demands.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
There is a long history of political polemics about the relation between journalism and government, and a substantial body of scholarly research and theory on that relationship.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Yet despite their cultural staying power, power ballads have historically received little scholarly attention, in part because they are often dismissed as schlocky and banal.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 22 May 2026
The organization is demanding that the Canadian Museum for Human Rights halt work on the exhibition, commission an independent legal and scholarly review of its contents, and publicly retract its statements that Israel has committed human rights violations against Palestinian, among other demands.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026
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 29 May. 2026.
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