Examples of Scottish in a Sentence
Adjective
He spoke with a Scottish accent.
Robert Burns was a great Scottish poet.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
The Glasgow fest will close on March 9 with the world premiere of Scottish documentary-maker Martyn Robertson’s Make It to Munich, shot in the run-up to the Euro 2024 soccer tournament.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Over a thousand years ago, the Eurasian lynx roamed the snowy terrain of the Scottish Highlands, its last refuge in the British Isles.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Despite the cold weather and shorter days — the sun sets before 4 p.m. in December — there’s still plenty to enjoy in the Scottish capital.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
The Glasgow fest will close on March 9 with the world premiere of Scottish documentary-maker Martyn Robertson’s Make It to Munich, shot in the run-up to the Euro 2024 soccer tournament.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
Four lynx — a medium-sized wildcat that disappeared from Scotland hundreds of years ago — were spotted in the Scottish Highlands in recent days, raising concerns that a private breeder had illegally released the predators into the wild.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Over a thousand years ago, the Eurasian lynx roamed the snowy terrain of the Scottish Highlands, its last refuge in the British Isles.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Scottish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scottish. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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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
Scottish
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