How to Use academia in a Sentence

academia

noun
  • She found the business world very different from academia.
  • The answer, of course, isn’t yes or no, as with most things in academia.
    — Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Sep. 2021
  • This so often seems to be the way now on the left—in academia, in media.
    — William Deresiewicz, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The two-plus decades drought has rippled through academia.
    — Matt Laslo, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The world of commerce and academia truly would have ground to a halt.
    — Gopi Sirineni, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Mainstream academia turned its back, and the hype about cold fusion passed.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Dark academia decor can be brought to life with simple decor swaps.
    — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
  • His dad has this legendary status in the world of academia, which sounds like, who cares?
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Steve Bowden has worked most of his career in academia.
    — Jim Henry, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2021
  • All that time in academia may have been fodder for his latest book.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2021
  • In academia he was regarded as a moral figure, a man to be heard, not shunned.
    — C.j. Chivers, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The message seems to be: Thanks for everything; academia can take it from here.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Hundreds of thousands of Russians—often the best and the brightest in tech, academia, and the arts—have left the country.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Plus, Montclair State doesn’t want to put a blanket ban on AI, which will have some place in academia.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Her ascent through academia has been swift and notable.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 20 Oct. 2021
  • And Jay stepped away from academia to helm Gracie’s Corner full time.
    — Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The insider also sees a problem in the advanced study of crime for academia's sake.
    — Fox News, 13 Jan. 2023
  • So much of Dylan scholarship is from academia, and that’s fine.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The theme of this year’s event is a foreboding term from academia: polycrisis.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Books are the epitome of dark academia, and their uses don’t just stop at reading.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Is part of the decision-making there about being in academia?
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Public domain The shift started with a few people in academia.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2023
  • On one side, if academia is supposed to reflect what’s going on in the real world, hip-hop should be a part of it.
    — William E. Ketchum Iii, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The first is stealthy, an off-the-record session with the Round Table, a group of government, academia, and industry types.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The flag removal was indicative of US academia’s response to the massacre.
    — WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
  • But for those who want to stick with academia, the raises may help relieve some financial stress.
    — Bykatie Langin, science.org, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The idea of a solid-state transformer has been kicking around in academia and industry for years.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The concept emerged decades ago as a method of legal analysis, and it largely was confined to the realm of academia.
    — Talia Richman, Dallas News, 23 June 2021
  • In theory, depriving future researchers of places in academia could push them toward the private sector, which potentially aligns with a conservative pro-business approach.
    — Celia Ford, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Attacks on universities building in strength and scope While a full-frontal attack on academia has been brewing in conservative circles for decades, officials in the new Trump administration increasingly have said the quiet part out loud.
    — Andy Rose, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025

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