How to Use academic in a Sentence

academic

1 of 2 adjective
  • He's not very academic, but he's good with his hands.
  • I spent my academic career at one school.
  • He was offered a teaching job and decided to return to academic life.
  • She received awards for her academic achievements.
  • The board set tough academic standards for graduation.
  • His interest in sailing is purely academic. He's not a sailor himself.
  • But her aims are more than academic.
    — Adam Green, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The lack of academic degrees did not hold him back, though.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
  • These issues may turn out to be academic.
    — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
  • And even still, that was a brief oasis, not the norm for me as a full time academic.
    — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
  • This is not to suggest the text presents itself as an academic work.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026
  • The preppy trend is far from over, so lean into it with this academic look.
    — India Roby, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2026
  • There is no knowing who else was turned down for this premier academic post or why.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
  • That doesn’t include the cost to fund the academic portion of that day.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • That can be a fun academic debate for finance nerds.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
  • He was named all-academic in district the past two seasons.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Most of the dreams are academic (at least, within my circle).
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • This wasn’t supposed to be an academic field trip about bridges, anyway.
    — Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Raysons’ school was for women with a high academic standard.
    — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Their academic rigor has led to real-world change.
    — Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
  • Her circle of art, music and academic friends grew.
    — Bradley Wong, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • There is always room for academic improvement and no one way to teach or learn.
    — Froylan Jimenez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • And the question of the shape of our cosmos is not merely academic.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 May 2026
  • That question is not academic, and the people building the rails know it.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • More recently, the district has been able to point to signs of academic progress.
    — Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
  • No doubt few are concerned about such things as academic success, but Ross is.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Dick’s friend was bragging about his kid’s academic prowess.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Burns, who was among the most famous academic economists of his era, was able to pull that off.
    — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That'll give you the fall academic term and the holidays to work on and submit your class projects.
    — Janet W. Lee, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Just let that East Coast academic background soothe you.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025

academic

2 of 2 noun
  • The book appeals to academics and to the general public.
  • He only cares about sports. He has no interest in academics.
  • What can academics do about this?
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
  • His academics helped keep him on the field as a walk-on nose tacle.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Ten years ago, there weren’t academics on the platform.
    — Adam Frank, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Virtue is based on action, not academics.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • They can be taken off the field and applied to academics and the arts.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 18 July 2023
  • Valpo is also known for its focus on faith as well as academics.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
  • That often doesn’t bode well for the need to focus on academics.
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The dragon of academics having no idea how to fundraise.
    — Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The conference is not just for academics or dancers.
    — Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But that didn't stop left-wing academics from launching a smear campaign.
    — Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Clark said the takeover is about politics not academics.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
  • So, too, do many academics, scientists, and even lawyers.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Sark knows the Texas football team isn't there for academics, or at least, the starters.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • Like his academics, Nathan takes his love of music to the next level.
    — Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Artists and academics say focusing on the crime is missing the point.
    — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Hers was a household of ambition led by two academics.
    — Kemi Alemoru, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2026
  • For a long time, jazz, for me, at least, was sounding real academic.
    — Lina Lecaro, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Gavin is a leader in academics, visual arts, football, and faith.
    — Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Something kids can look forward to outside of academics.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026
  • That leaves academics to pore over surveys that are too slow and too broad to be useful, or to devise new ones.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
  • There are still good coaches and good academics in the City Section too.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Experts share how the original three look like in the context of academics.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Many students today can no longer balance academics with a single part-time job.
    — Liam McCusker, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That kind of ranking matters not just for academics, but for resale value.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
  • Some academics believe the threat window may decrease more due to rapid qubit scaling.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • The water-food-energy nexus has long been a topic for academics.
    — Noah Gordon, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Yet this idea has been touted by business leaders, academics and laypersons.
    — Eric Waller, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • That drive extended to academics.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026

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