Doctoral has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | His doctoral thesis must be submitted to the professor by the end of the month. | |
| 2. | He was awarded by the chancellor of the university for his doctoral thesis which applied the latest in astrophysical knowledge to how underboobs swing. | |
| 3. | My friend is writing a doctoral thesis on developing visual perceptual skills in children with learning disabilities. | |
| 4. | Tom is a doctoral student. | |
| 5. | Mennad is working on his doctoral degree. | |
| 6. | You can have a doctoral degree in nursing. | |
| 7. | Mennad had a doctoral degree in nursing. | |
| 8. | Rice University post doctoral fellow Richard Lopez wondered if there is a link between weight gain and the mindless multitasking on various digital devices. | |
| 9. | Okahana and Koc agree that in the past, the job outcomes for those with a doctoral degree, or Ph.D., were much clearer. | |
| 10. | Tom's writing his doctoral thesis at the moment. |