Examples of Scottish in a Sentence
Adjective
He spoke with a Scottish accent.
Robert Burns was a great Scottish poet.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Standouts include a shawl-collar cardigan in sublime gradients of gray, a mustard sweater seemingly inspired by Gorse, the yellow flowered shrub commonly found in the Scottish border, as well as stoles in light beige and dark navy.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
Callum Sutherland, Time, 21 July 2025
In Brutal First Round at The Open The Open: Scottie Scheffler Shines In Rain With a Solid First Round at Royal Portrush
Scottie Scheffler Makes Mockery of Scottish Open 418-Yard Par-4
McIlroy went through a similar situation the last time Royal Portrush hosted the Open in 2019.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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Adjective
In fact, McIntyre also suffered a significant singles loss to Damian Priest at Saturday Night’s Main Event in what has been a running theme for the Scottish superstar.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Standouts include a shawl-collar cardigan in sublime gradients of gray, a mustard sweater seemingly inspired by Gorse, the yellow flowered shrub commonly found in the Scottish border, as well as stoles in light beige and dark navy.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
But Trump will be travelling across the Atlantic sooner than that, as he’s set to visit Scotland between July 25-29, where he’s scheduled to have private meetings with both Starmer and Scottish First Minister John Swinney.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 21 July 2025
In Brutal First Round at The Open The Open: Scottie Scheffler Shines In Rain With a Solid First Round at Royal Portrush
Scottie Scheffler Makes Mockery of Scottish Open 418-Yard Par-4
McIlroy went through a similar situation the last time Royal Portrush hosted the Open in 2019.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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“Scottish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scottish. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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Scottish
1 of 2 adjective
Scot·tish
ˈskät-ish 
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, the people of Scotland, or the Scots language
Scottish
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