scholar
Example Sentences
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In those days it wasn’t unusual to find scholars of twenty and even twenty-five doubling back for more schooling.
From Literature
Out front, Anna May sat in an elm scholar’s chair, running her fingers along the thin curved arms.
From Literature
Jones also worked as a scholar of history and made passionate efforts to excavate the satirical intentions of Chaucer’s “The Knight’s Tale” from beneath centuries of deadpan scholarship.
A Fulbright scholar and an international trade fellow with the National Press Foundation, she has also worked for Bloomberg News in Singapore and China.
After initially following his father’s dream by skiing on his college team, he went on to earn a Ph.D. in Islamic art for a planned career as a scholar.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
