SCHOLARSHIP in a Sentence

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22 example sentences for SCHOLARSHIP, such as:

1. The Fund awards four scholarships every year.
2. My father was in ecstasy when I won my scholarship.
3. He got a scholarship to the Pratt Institute of Art.
4. Winning the scholarship was a tribute to her hard work.
5. The two students rivaled each other for the scholarship.

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 Meanings and Examples of SCHOLARSHIP
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
scholarship
 n.  knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to student
Classic Sentence:
1  He was a very brilliant boy, and carried away every prize which the school had to offer, finished his exploits by winning a scholarship which sent him on to continue his triumphant career at Cambridge.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
2  A large sum of money is at stake, for the scholarship is a very valuable one, and an unscrupulous man might very well run a risk in order to gain an advantage over his fellows.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
3  In a few hours the examination would commence, and he was still in the dilemma between making the facts public and allowing the culprit to compete for the valuable scholarship.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
4  He handed me, apologetically for his scholarship, a piece of paper, and observed me while I looked it over.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 51. THE BEGINNING OF A LONGER JOURNEY
5  Although I admired scholarship so much in Cleric, I was not deceived about myself; I knew that I should never be a scholar.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3. Lena Lingard: I
6  After the concert some of the passengers proposed that a subscription be raised to help the work at Tuskegee, and the money to support several scholarships was the result.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XVI.
Example Sentence: (16 in 2 pages)
1  He got a scholarship to the Pratt Institute of Art.
2  This is a book that displays the considerable scholarship of its author.
3  In her will, she endowed a scholarship in the physics department.
4  The two students rivaled each other for the scholarship.
5  My father was in ecstasy when I won my scholarship.
6  We are extremely delighted to hear of your scholarship to Beijing University.
7  The school is the only institution ever to be awarded the scholarship two years in a row.
8  Bearing in mind that the scholarship is a private one, which is specifically named after Mr. Sitole.
9  It was inevitable that David chose to go to Harvard: he had several cogent reasons for doing so, including a full-tuition scholarship.
10  The scholarship covered his major expenses at college and some of his incidental expenses as well.
11  Winning the scholarship was a tribute to her hard work.
12  The bursar of the school was in charge of allocating all scholarship funds.
13  Or have they spurned scholarship and dedicated themselves to the serious business of being seriously rich?
14  They have been given college scholarships purely on athletic ability.
15  The Fund awards four scholarships every year.