Scopes
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In the end, Scopes was convicted, which was later overturned on appeal.
From Salon • Jul. 16, 2025
The following year, he defended a Tennessee schoolteacher named John Scopes who was accused of teaching evolution.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024
As the centennial of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 approaches, a new study illustrates that the attitudes of Americans in Generation X toward evolution shifted as they aged.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024
One hourlong episode will focus on the 1925 Scopes trial, in which a science teacher was prosecuted for informing students about Darwin’s theory of evolution.
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023
Scopes was convicted, and the law wasn’t overturned in Tennessee until 1967.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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