How to Use cosplayer in a Sentence

cosplayer

noun
  • To see the kids and to see the cosplayers every Halloween just meant so much to me.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
  • But the lifeblood of the convention belongs to the cosplayers like Harden, who will have a booth at this year’s convention.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024
  • The women, fewer in number, tend to be the better cosplayers.
    Jason Kehe, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
  • For many of the cosplayers, including Martinez, the fun of dressing up is making the costume.
    Amir Mahmoud, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Cardena, for the record, is not an all-or-nothing cosplayer.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2022
  • And when Kelly liked the costume of one Wonder Woman cosplayer, Bennett was able to pose the fan next to the trailblazer.
    Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2021
  • There were some very funny moments of seeing the cosplayer and real Samara right next to each other.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Yaya Han, a professional cosplayer, needed to come up with a Plan B.
    Lauren Orsini, Washington Post, 25 June 2021
  • Be respectful and don't discredit any cosplayer and the work that went into their cosplay.
    Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2024
  • The people From corporate cosplayers to celebrity guests, E3 was a great place for people-watching.
    Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Following a cosplayer, touching them and taking pictures from afar are examples of what not to do, Imani said.
    Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2022
  • Though devoid of any notable backstory, or even a name, his popularity gave way to his own Funko Pop, memes, cosplayers, and more.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2024
  • As a daytime-TV news-anchor cosplayer, Barrymore reports the facts and doesn’t let bias or kink-shaming get in the way of her rigorous journalism.
    Vulture, 25 Jan. 2022
  • For many cosplayers, conventions like SDCC are about both creators and fellow fans.
    WIRED, 24 July 2023
  • Thursday was the first full day of Comic-Con, and the exhibit hall was packed with fans, more cosplayers and seemingly endless displays of intriguing art and merchandise.
    Hannah Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • Additionally, a Star Wars Ahsoka Tano cosplayer was at the store for photo opps.
    Alyssa Alfano, cleveland, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Some of the best cosplayers assembled at the 2024 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo.
    Chris Cosgrove Published, EW.com, 2 May 2024
  • Some other creators, such as 305 Bruja, a non-binary femme cosplayer, model, and activist, are still growing their following, so haven’t yet hit even four-figures of income a month.
    Hannah Rimm, refinery29.com, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Reserve forward and apparent Batman cosplayer Grant Williams departed for the Mavericks on a three-way sign-and-trade after agreeing to a four-year, $54 million deal as a restricted free agent.
    Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • On the way, the two encounter smugglers, cosplayers, violent goons and aliens — some of them real, and some merely figments of Peter’s constantly racing imagination.
    Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • Whereas low-slung bottoms have become synonymous with Y2K cosplayers on social media, nostalgia culture might have progressed this past the point of costume.
    Daniel Rodgers, Glamour, 31 Aug. 2023
  • At the time, few would have guessed that the fanciful technologist, gamer, and cosplayer who once posed on a virtual beach on the cover of Time Magazine would become a major figure in defense technology.
    Steven Levy, Wired, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Naomi and her friends apparently view Superman as a comic book character, much like we viewers do; the incident is chalked up to a creative cosplayer with some kind of mechanism for hoisting themselves in the air.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Across the commuter tracks outside the convention center, local SAG actors posed for a solidarity photo-op with cosplayers.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2023
  • For Indigenous cosplayers like Little Badger, the style of costume design provides an avenue to use traditional crafts like beadwork in a new way, bringing together their heritage with their love for comic books.
    Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • The event also includes family-friendly attractions, comic creators, cosplayers and more.
    Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 8 June 2023
  • Mizuki, a popular cosplayer, has been soliciting donations on social media.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2022

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