professorial
Example Sentences
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As he’s spoken to audiences of government officials, diplomats, academics and journalists, Dans — who wears his Arctic commission lapel pin and exudes a professorial air — has also waded into foreign policy.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Nobody raises their voice; Weist answers the investigators’ litany of questions in an unwaveringly patient, professorial tone, much like the ones she used in her interview with me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Despite his professorial air, however, he dished up practical advice rather than academic musing, the magazine said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
"I don't think he would ever call himself Dr. Seuss had it not been for being at Oxford and having the literary and professorial aspirations when he was there."
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
How lifelike he had to look, how perfectly, robustly professorial!
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
