How to Use academically in a Sentence

academically

adverb
  • And that would help academically and that would help the transition from one place to the next.
    — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2020
  • And many kids face new schools and a new set of rules for how to act, both socially and academically.
    — Alia Wong, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2019
  • Nate works very hard academically, and combats any trials that come his way.
    — Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Markus is doing well academically at school and is at grade level in most subjects.
    — Boys & Girls Aid / Community Content Partner, OregonLive.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • And many of these schools are among the city’s worst-performing academically.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Part of that process meant keeping Branch on track academically.
    — Mike Rodak | [email protected], al, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Nguyen excelled academically in high school, but his grades faltered for the first two years of college.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2021
  • These are the students who make growth and lessen their gap academically and socially.
    — Star Tribune, 4 Feb. 2021
  • This issue is heightened by the fact that first grade is more academically rigorous now than in years past.
    — John Fensterwald, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2021
  • That's great, of course, but one of the reasons that Will appeared to turn things around academically?
    — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 2 Mar. 2019
  • Now, as Solomon heads to first grade, Carson is clear-eyed about where his son stands academically.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2021
  • This year was meant to be the year that schools help students catch up academically after more than a year of distance learning.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2021
  • By putting all of the most academically advanced students in just a handful of schools, the non-exam schools are far worse off.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2021
  • All kids have their own unique strengths and challenges, with some needing a bit more support academically than others.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Kids are paying the price, and the ones who are left behind their peers academically will pay an even steeper, more prolonged one.
    — Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Children who have cavities, for instance, tend to miss more school days and fare worse academically than those who don’t.
    — New York Times, 19 May 2021
  • But more importantly for me is the growth that she's made as a young woman, both as a person and academically.
    — Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal, 22 Feb. 2018
  • The program is meant to academically challenge the kids, who are in grades K-3.
    — The Tennessean, 24 July 2025
  • The nice thing about Stanford is it kind of sells itself academically, the campus.
    — Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Off the field, Hart was struggling academically and had just learned his girlfriend was pregnant with their first child.
    — Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 26 Nov. 2020
  • When was the last time we were told that a player was academically ineligible to play?
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Wade wasn’t academically eligible to play as a freshman, and had to spend the year getting his grades and test scores up.
    — D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
  • And that will be something that really helps out all of our sports academically, and there will be some benefits across the board.
    — Matt Murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Research finds field trips help students be more engaged and do better academically.
    — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Research finds field trips help students be more engaged and do better academically.
    — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Most of the kids coming out of India are top of their class and academically fantastic.
    — Jane Francisco, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Aside from being more prepared, academically, the 4-year-old was ready to be away from her parents for an entire day.
    — Emma Kate Fittes, Indianapolis Star, 30 Apr. 2019
  • The authors say states and districts should use the remaining funds to help students catch up academically.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Coleman ranks third academically in his senior class.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Researchers have found that when schools begin the day later, teens get more sleep and perform better academically.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026

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