Examples of Scottish in a Sentence
Adjective
He spoke with a Scottish accent.
Robert Burns was a great Scottish poet.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sam Jacobs, TIME, 16 May 2024
The Scottish indie pop ensemble performs a trio of local dates on its coast-to-coast tour.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Harvey, who is Scottish and studied law, was once reportedly given a police warning for stalking.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 9 May 2024
Morgan, 59, announced the Scottish lawyer’s appearance on his web show through a post on X (formerly Twitter).
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Fiona Harvey, a Scottish lawyer by trade, recently revealed her identity to The Daily Record in an article and now, she is set to sit down with the controversial British talking head on Thursday.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
The Scottish indie pop band returns to Los Angeles for three shows May 13-15, 2024.
—Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
In 1799, Lord Elgin, a Scottish nobleman thirty-odd years Townley’s junior, arrived in Constantinople as Britain’s Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
The Scottish capital artfully balances the very old with the new and exciting.
—Vicki Denig, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 6 May 2024
Humza Yousaf Resigns: Scotland’s first minister resigned in a fresh setback for his Scottish National Party, which has been engulfed in a slow-burning crisis over a funding scandal that erupted after Nicola Sturgeon stepped down last year.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Spanning over 417 acres, the secluded outpost has numerous residences amid craggy, waterside cliffs and rolling green pastures that used to be home to a small farm with 55 Scottish Blackface sheep.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, resigned on April 29, triggering a leadership contest as the governing Scottish National Party seeks to avoid early elections.
—Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2024
The Scottish Warrior has become one of the hottest stars in WWE at precisely the perfect time.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
For Hillman and other Indigenous activists, the struggle to restore the Klamath involved years of protests — including outside a Scottish Power shareholders meeting in Edinburgh when the U.K. company owned PacifiCorp — until agreements were finally negotiated to remove the hydroelectric dams.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The second day of the Scottish custom, on April 2, is for pranks involving the posterior region of the body, according to the Scottish Country Dance of the Day.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2024
Fiona the 'Loneliest Sheep' Rescued from the Bottom of Scottish Cliff After 2 Years of Solitude
The court documents also allege that Schubarth illegally acquired genetic material from Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, a violation of Montana law that bans the sale of game animal parts in the state.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Ncuti Gatwa, the Scottish actor on our Next Generation Leaders cover, is an expert at that last skill.
—Sam Jacobs, TIME, 16 May 2024
The Scottish indie pop ensemble performs a trio of local dates on its coast-to-coast tour.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Harvey, who is Scottish and studied law, was once reportedly given a police warning for stalking.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 9 May 2024
Morgan, 59, announced the Scottish lawyer’s appearance on his web show through a post on X (formerly Twitter).
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Fiona Harvey, a Scottish lawyer by trade, recently revealed her identity to The Daily Record in an article and now, she is set to sit down with the controversial British talking head on Thursday.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
The Scottish indie pop band returns to Los Angeles for three shows May 13-15, 2024.
—Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
In 1799, Lord Elgin, a Scottish nobleman thirty-odd years Townley’s junior, arrived in Constantinople as Britain’s Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
The Scottish capital artfully balances the very old with the new and exciting.
—Vicki Denig, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
Noun
This’s resolution has been backed by institutional investors such Amundi, Axa IM, Scottish Widows, and others which together own 2.5 percent of the company.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 6 May 2024
Humza Yousaf Resigns: Scotland’s first minister resigned in a fresh setback for his Scottish National Party, which has been engulfed in a slow-burning crisis over a funding scandal that erupted after Nicola Sturgeon stepped down last year.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Spanning over 417 acres, the secluded outpost has numerous residences amid craggy, waterside cliffs and rolling green pastures that used to be home to a small farm with 55 Scottish Blackface sheep.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, resigned on April 29, triggering a leadership contest as the governing Scottish National Party seeks to avoid early elections.
—Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2024
The Scottish Warrior has become one of the hottest stars in WWE at precisely the perfect time.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
For Hillman and other Indigenous activists, the struggle to restore the Klamath involved years of protests — including outside a Scottish Power shareholders meeting in Edinburgh when the U.K. company owned PacifiCorp — until agreements were finally negotiated to remove the hydroelectric dams.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The second day of the Scottish custom, on April 2, is for pranks involving the posterior region of the body, according to the Scottish Country Dance of the Day.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2024
Fiona the 'Loneliest Sheep' Rescued from the Bottom of Scottish Cliff After 2 Years of Solitude
The court documents also allege that Schubarth illegally acquired genetic material from Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, a violation of Montana law that bans the sale of game animal parts in the state.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Scottish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scottish. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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Scottish
1 of 2 adjective
Scot·tish
ˈskät-ish 
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, the people of Scotland, or the Scots language
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