How to Use scholarship in a Sentence

scholarship

noun
  • The book is about his life and scholarship.
  • The essay is a work of serious scholarship.
  • She got a scholarship to Yale University.
  • The organization is offering five $5,000 scholarships.
  • Then the news came about the scholarship falling through.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • And so what that’s done is it’s made the scholarship around Black men weak.
    — Tirhakah Love, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2023
  • This cannot be achieved without the help of this scholarship.
    — Jennifer Shapiro-Sacks, Sun Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The story’s shaky, and the scholarship’s not new, but the art is fantastic.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 9 Nov. 2023
  • As a place for scholarship, the ICP is cutting-edge good.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 12 Mar. 2022
  • McCarthy is one of just three scholarship passers who made the trip.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Bernard insists that the scholarship students need to fit into the school, not fit the school around them.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Each student on the P-CEP teamed earned $7,000 in scholarships.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2023
  • Willard and his staff will have to fill a roster that has six open scholarship spots.
    — Ryan McFadden, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2022
  • The scholarship does not cover the cost of standard fees.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The Hoosiers used four of their 20 scholarship true freshmen against Illinois, two from each side of the ball.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Broyles entered her first pageant in 2017, drawn by the scholarship prize.
    — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Thomas was in his third year with the UCA football team at the time of the accident and was set to be put on scholarship in the fall.
    — Sam Lane, Arkansas Online, 19 Nov. 2022
  • There were eight girls in my class, two of us scholarship students.
    — Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Ross was raped once more in her freshman year and lost her scholarship when her grades slipped.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The point of the scholarships is to give poor children options to escape these failure traps.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2023
  • And two of the scholarship players in uniform barely play.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Cameron is a former walk-on that was put on scholarship in the summer of 2022, just before the start of this past season.
    — Michael Haag, Dallas News, 28 Dec. 2022
  • This parent believes that their 9-year-old is on the brink of a full college scholarship.
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Virginia Tech was the first major school to offer him a scholarship in April 2013.
    — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Fourteen of those 18 players were on scholarship and four were walk-ons.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Yes, Keisha gets into Howard on a full-ride scholarship.
    — Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 May 2025
  • Three more announcements of scholarship winners will be made in the next few months.
    — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2023
  • Despite the injury, Tart had shown enough for FIU to offer a scholarship.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Your child can also contribute to the overall planning process by researching scholarships and loans.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 June 2025
  • The Australian Intelligence Corps offered Wilson a scholarship, the actress says.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 21 June 2025

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