How to Use Scottish in a Sentence

Scottish

1 of 2 adjective
  • He spoke with a Scottish accent.
  • Robert Burns was a great Scottish poet.
  • This is the point when all the Scottish minds are blown.
    — Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Some Scottish fans crossed the pond in a kilt for the entire flight.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • This could be the last year the fest takes place in its 50-year-old Scottish home.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The Scottish actor has never been one to bite his tongue.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Click here to see more photos of this Scottish coastal estate.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 June 2026
  • Ramsay’s roots may be Scottish.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Click here to see all the photos of the Scottish property.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
  • The Scottish salmon sandwich contains salmon, lemon butter and brown bread.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • And yes — even with all that heaviness, the young Scottish star would like to relive the whole thing.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The series opens with Niall’s jovial Scottish wedding.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
  • It was also inspired by his love of the Scottish national team.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
  • His friend, Mar Doughty, was also decked in Scottish colors.
    — Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
  • This list explains how these 14 buildings fought their way onto Scottish soil.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Much to Trump’s chagrin, the Scottish wind farm opened in 2018.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Jack, the narrator, is Scottish.
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The Scottish fans have taken the internet by storm with their loud chants and party culture.
    — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Ramsay had no plans to become the Scottish equivalent.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • During the colonial era, Scottish whisky barrels were brought to Jamaica to make rum.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
  • The traditional Scottish meal is a sausage-like dish made of a sheep's heart, liver and lungs, as well as oats, onions and spices.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • John McGinn produced the Scottish side’s lone goal of the tournament.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Production on the new series is set to begin next year at the show's iconic Scottish castle.
    — Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Scottish fans have been enjoying the run-up to the team’s opener, packing out bars in Boston and singing their way around the city.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
  • Scottish Soccer has his most exciting title rate in 40 years.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • The streets of Boston rarely ring out with the mingling sounds of Scottish bagpipes and plastic buckets.
    — Medara Udoekong, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026
  • Since the first duffers teed off in 1924, this Scottish course has gained repute as one of the world’s top golf spots.
    — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Their son spends some of his free time practicing on his cello or piano, while their daughter takes Scottish dance classes.
    — Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The Scottish club confirmed on Thursday that he has been given a one-year contract with a one-year option.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Scottish weather is much maligned, but our summers are sublime, and the long daylight feels like a real luxury.
    — Riza Cruz, Vogue, 11 May 2026

Scottish

2 of 2 noun
  • Views of the lush Scottish Highlands.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Yes, this accent comes in melanin too, welcome to black Scottish Tik Tok.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
  • It was found at Windhill in the Scottish Highlands.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The show takes place at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Originally scared of cats, Cox fell in love with a pair of Scottish Folds his wife bought.
    — Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
  • The goal was Scottish, the aftermath Neapolitan.
    — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
  • Amazingly, the Scottish rose tree flourished in the Arizona desert.
    — Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Each summer, the royals head to the Scottish Highlands for a private getaway.
    — Stephanie Petit, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Those concerts are slated to be performed at the Scottish Rite Cathedral.
    — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Gotterup first qualified by winning the Scottish Open.
    — Doug Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Conway is mousy, phobic of plane travel, and loves her parents and her cat, a Scottish Fold named Alfie.
    — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The Scottish are absolute legends.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • The Traitors is filmed at Ardross Castle in Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands.
    — Alison McDermott, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Three years later, Benjamin proposed during a road trip through the Scottish Highlands.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Her music feels like coming home drunk and making faces at yourself in the mirror, or pacing the kitchen in a Scottish accent after a long weekend alone.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2026
  • But save for her and cofounding guitarist Mary Coogan, all of the current sextet is Irish or Scottish-born.
    — Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In the seventh election, the Scottish National Party lost a seat to Labour.
    — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Now, the future of these felines may lie in programs that release captive wildcats into the Scottish Highlands.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The series will go into production later this year in the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Tristan da Cunha is a rugged Scottish highland dropped into the middle of the South Atlantic.
    — NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Filming will continue in Poland, the Scottish Highlands and Hong Kong.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Head to the Scottish Highlands to seek out the legendary underwater monster at Loch Ness.
    — Elizabeth Preske, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
  • His father was a seaman and cook with Dutch and Jamaican ancestry and his mother, part Scottish, worked as a domestic.
    — Hillel Italie, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Today's story combines exploration with a bold move from London to a tiny island in the Scottish Hebrides.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Alan Cumming is set to reprise his role as host and open the doors to the infamous castle in the Scottish Highlands to everyday people.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Hearts are first in the Scottish Premiership heading into the final day, with Rangers one point behind them and Celtic three points down.
    — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Scottish Open champion Chris Gotterup.
    — CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Brian Fraser and Ellen Mackenzie are the Scottish Romeo and Juliet.
    — Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • This was the Scottish Cup football quarterfinal in March, where the two rival teams were facing off for the 451st time.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
  • Cradled by green slopes, the vast blue lake sits in the Scottish Highlands, near the city of Inverness and about a 3½-hour drive from Edinburgh.
    — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023

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