Examples of Scottish in a Sentence
Adjective
He spoke with a Scottish accent.
Robert Burns was a great Scottish poet.
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Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
The Kelpies were shape-shifting mythical spirits inhabiting the lochs in Irish and Scottish folklore.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
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Adjective
The Scottish National Party, which campaigns for Scottish independence, the Liberal Democrats, and the Democratic Unionist Party, which seeks to maintain ties between Britain and Northern Ireland, are currently the three largest parties in Parliament after the Conservatives and Labour.
—Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
The Kelpies were shape-shifting mythical spirits inhabiting the lochs in Irish and Scottish folklore.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
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“Scottish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scottish. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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Scottish
1 of 2 adjective
Scot·tish
ˈskät-ish 
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, the people of Scotland, or the Scots language
Scottish
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