How to Use scientist in a Sentence

scientist

noun
  • The scientists track the mice through the rest of their life spans, which can be more than 2 years.
    — Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 11 Sep. 2024
  • There’s also more to the young scientist than meets the eye.
    — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Don’t let the astronomer or scientist in your life get stuck working late nights in the dark.
    — Kylee McGuigan, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Had the deer still been alive, the scientists would have intervened.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • And the scientist also has said the birds are outsmarting us.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The English scientist once worked as a chemist in a brewery.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The kids have to win drone races to become an assistant to the lead scientist and help save the island.
    — Martin Dale, Variety, 11 Jan. 2022
  • As a social scientist, the ideas in this essay are my means.
    — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2022
  • All these years later, the man — now a scientist — was writing to thank her.
    — Naomi Martin, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Then one day, hopefully, the doctors or the scientists can come up with a cure.
    — Breanna Bell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
  • And for the first time, scientists noted, salty king tides were now within a few inches of the base of the cacti.
    — Alex Harris, Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2024
  • As both a scientist and a statesman, Franklin was a game changer.
    — Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The spread of bird flu in dairy cattle took scientists by surprise.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
  • But overall, the new study’s conclusions rang true to the Audubon scientists.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Her voyage to space, as the scientists who worked with her knew, was only ever meant to be a one-way trip.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The seaweed has formed annual blooms in the Atlantic Ocean for years and scientists have tracked it since 2011.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 9 July 2023
  • But not all scientists are convinced by the new research.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 31 May 2023
  • The biggest pterosaur scientists know of so far is Quetzalcoatlus northropi, which was found in Texas.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 June 2023
  • For the past few years, scientists have been sounding the alarm about a steep decline in Antarctica’s sea ice.
    — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 24 Aug. 2023
  • So, scientists wanted to learn what tips the outcome of a conflict in favor of the females.
    — Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Well, the chief scientist position exists to make sure that what NWF does is based in the best science.
    — Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Delia began the decade-long process of writing Where the Crawdads Sing while working as a wildlife scientist.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022
  • The scientists will also be able to compare samples of Bennu to Ryugu.
    — WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The data scientist rang the bell, nailing the margin of victory for the pair of races combined within two tenths of a point.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The capsules, made by scientists and dietitians, are plant-based, gluten free and with no fillers or colorants.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Szema is not the only V.A. scientist who says he was pressured over burn pits.
    — New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022
  • As a scientist Fauci deals in facts, when so many barter in free-floating feelings.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Some scientists predict the Arctic could have an ice-free summer as early as the 2030s.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The site is currently managed by the National Park Service and scientists recently 3D-mapped the entire island.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
  • RFPs might have other application requirements, too, like explaining how a project will contribute to the public good, or supporting training for new scientists.
    — Kelly S. Mix, The Conversation, 22 May 2025

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