studious

Example Sentences

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The AFP news agency describes him as "reserved" while South Africa's Mail & Guardian wrote that "friends say he is a studious man, more at ease with books than political rallies".

From BBC

“She was studious, a hard worker and intelligent,” Alonso said.

From Los Angeles Times

You could be assigned a slovenly party animal who makes your life miserable or a studious bookworm you don’t see all semester.

From Los Angeles Times

Noel, in particular, wears the studious look of a man trying to remember his National Insurance number - but somehow, it's impossible to take your eyes off them.

From BBC

A studious kid who loved writing poetry, she invented her alter-ego at the age of 11, after being viciously bullied in school.

From BBC