How to Use studious in a Sentence
studious
adjective- He made a studious effort to obey the rules.
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The judges will be looking for studious and goofy kids on March 20 in the gym.
— High School Columnist, NOLA.com, 16 Feb. 2018 -
On-yin, the more studious of their two sons, knows some of it by heart as well.
— Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024 -
Thomas is known as one of the smartest and most studious defenders in the league.
— Steven Ruiz, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2017 -
Willy and his boys ridicule Bernard for being a studious nerd.
— Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2022 -
While the atmosphere on the set was studious, there wasn’t a hint of tension.
— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023 -
The helix of the cable knit adds a classic, studious twist.
— Rhonda Richford, WWD, 9 Sep. 2024 -
David was always the most studious of all his brothers.
— Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 11 Feb. 2019 -
Every dorm has its character: the Dead Head, the studious one, the person with the pet snake.
— Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 -
In the early part of their dataset, there were few enough books around that a studious person could read, well, most of them.
— Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2012 -
There is no sign that Pumphrey, a thoughtful, studious player, has done that.
— Les Bowen, Philly.com, 25 Aug. 2017 -
His fine-art work, as seen over the past year, is sentimental and studious.
— Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2020 -
Kenneth was next, brainy and studious, but also kind of a jock—a picture of success from a very young age.
— Edward Enninful, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2022 -
Some dudes go Jekyll and Hyde, studious and committed on the job, a hedonistic man on the town.
— Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2023 -
Giovanna is a young teenager, the beloved only child of two studious academics who live in the respectable part of Naples, high in the hills.
— Jenny Shank Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 28 Aug. 2020 -
Kim, who is studying to become a lawyer, looked very studious with a legal pad, taking notes from the gallery for the entirety of the day.
— Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 22 Apr. 2022 -
And Queen Ona's strong sense of social justice has brought her to her friend's defense when other kids pick on the studious new girl.
— Leila Atassi, cleveland.com, 21 Mar. 2018 -
The Nazis’ studious bookkeeping would soon seal the fate of some of Hitler’s most infamous henchmen.
— Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2023 -
Young women and minorities who see her will want to be her and will follow her studious path.
— Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2021 -
But things fall apart when Cory gets grounded for poor grades and is forced to work with a tutor, a studious classmate named Sunna.
— Karen MacPherson, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022 -
Kim, soft-spoken with an easy smile, was a studious kid growing up in a border town near China.
— Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2020 -
Growing up in Oviedo, Letizia was a studious, high-spirited girl.
— Leah McLaren, Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2014 -
Among the highlights of the evening include open artist studious, a succulent workshop, live music, food trucks, beer and wine.
— Roy Kent, Houston Chronicle, 7 Aug. 2019 -
Unlike Boudin, Lorenzo was calm and studious, and, when Boudin acted up, Lorenzo talked him down.
— Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2019 -
They’re either the raging party girl or the studious library geek who never goes out.
— Kate Friedman, Glamour, 23 Aug. 2017 -
Villanueva, who wore thick glasses and had a studious demeanor, was known as a flecha derecha, a straight arrow.
— The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 -
She swam, played water polo, and was known as popular and studious.
— BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 -
The studious Lucroy totes a big binder with notes on hitters, and is renowned for his game-planning and game-calling, an ideal skill set for a backup.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2020 -
Mullen described Suzie as a beautiful, studious teenager who was kind to other girls in her school.
— Annie Sciacca, The Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2019 -
Where Nasrallah is impish and often fiery, Qassem is studious and dour—an unlikely warrior.
— Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
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