How to Use Scotsman in a Sentence

Scotsman

noun
  • The other is Scotsman Dave Mackay.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Littler is now the first player to win back-to-back titles since Scotsman Anderson achieved the feat a decade ago.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • MacIntyre, a Scotsman, was left with a tricky 7 1/2 footer for par.
    — Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2025
  • His mother told The Scotsman that she hadn’t been told that the plan had been discontinued without her consent.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • That’s a major point in favor of the Royal Scotsman, especially if guests can’t score one of the in-demand suites.
    — Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The Scotsman is 14-under par through two rounds after following up his 62 with a 64.
    — Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Since his first year in captivity at age twenty-one, the Scotsman had been reduced from 135 to 82 pounds.
    — Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Alexandria was founded by Scottish merchants and gets its name from John Alexander, the Scotsman who once owned the land that became the city.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
  • More Getty Images The Scotsman had led the field for three straight days, after a career-low 62 on Thursday.
    — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Royal Scotsman staffers meet guests in the lobby on the morning of departure, ferrying their luggage to the train and going over initial scheduling and logistics.
    — Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Meanwhile, those with deeper pockets opt for Belmond’s richly luxurious Royal Scotsman, which freight whiskey daydreams in its bar car.
    — Mike MacEacheran, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2025
  • Another Belmond train, the Royal Scotsman really is all about the journey and giving guests one of the most memorable experiences of their lives.
    — Marianna Cerini, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Room and board The nine-car Royal Scotsman has a mix of twin and double cabins, plus four Grand Suites, serving a max capacity of 36 guests.
    — Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
  • There's no shortage of luxury trains to choose from in Europe or Asia, from the glamorous Royal Scotsman to the iconic Golden Eagle.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The space will include a bar in collaboration with Belmond, imitating the interiors of the Royal Scotsman train.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The last northeastern gallery in this competition assailed Montgomerie so relentlessly during his match with Payne Stewart that the Scotsman’s father walked off the course on the front nine.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • At the nursery school, the grit bin has been locked, CCTV is being employed and there are extra employees to monitor the playground, according to The Scotsman.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Her sister, actress Rooney Mara, discussed the family’s football heritage in an interview with The Scotsman in August 2013.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Aside from having the Aston Martin DB7 and Jaguar I-Pace on his design résumé, the Scotsman has a longstanding affection for the Mini.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Yes, every outlet from the New York Times to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Scotsman to the Los Angeles Review of Books was combed through.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Yes, every outlet from the New York Times to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Scotsman to the Los Angeles Review of Books was combed through.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Scotsman Robert MacIntyre was pleased to have made the cut with a birdie on the last on Friday evening but when a rare second cut was made to shorten the field for the final day, the 29-year-old from Oban was on the wrong side of the line when finishing 2 under par.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • More recently, Cohn worked on The Etruscan Smile (2018), starring Brian Cox as an ailing Scotsman who reunites with his estranged son (JJ Field).
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Sharing a tangible feel for the characters and their working-class milieu, McAvoy demonstrates an unfussy sincerity in his directing approach, one that, especially before things take a darker turn in the second half, evokes the sort of easy charm found in the films of fellow Scotsman Bill Forsyth.
    — Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • These journeys will operate on luxury train lines such as Rovos Rail, Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, Royal Scotsman, and Golden Eagle Danube Express, to name a few.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The luxury train travel trend is chugging full speed ahead into 2026, as travelers continue chasing nostalgia-evoking adventures aboard glamorous sleeper trains like India’s Palace on Wheels or Belmond’s Royal Scotsman.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The 29-year-old Scotsman followed up his blistering 62 in Thursday’s first round with a 6-under-par 64 in the second round of the BMW Championship on Friday, extending his lead and moving to 14-under for the tournament.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Despite his contemporary fellow Scotsman James Watt inventing the steam engine the same year that The Wealth of Nations was published, Smith was strangely oblivious as to the coming Industrial Revolution, as there was nothing yet automated in this pin factory.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • His character is that of a scientist, a meteorologist, and a biologist, a Scotsman named James Stagg, who advised the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the weekend before the invasion of Normandy Beach on Tuesday, June 6, 1944.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
  • The epic circumnavigation kicks off in Vancouver on September 2, 2026, when passengers will hop aboard the Rocky Mountaineer to Banff, before flying to the UK for journeys along the Royal Scotsman and the new Britannic Explorer.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2025

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