How to Use guru in a Sentence

guru

noun
  • He has been a guru to many young writers.
  • Fitness gurus call it the hottest new exercise trend of the year.
  • She's a self-proclaimed financial guru.
  • The tidying guru is back with a new book to help fix that.
    Julie Lasky, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Her love for short hair dates back to when the beauty guru was 16.
    Celeste Polanco, Essence, 22 July 2024
  • Cosby was in the business, and admired the guru of his trade.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Lily-Rose Depp plays a pop star who falls under the control of a self-help guru, played by the Weeknd.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 24 May 2023
  • The fashion guru chats with T+L about what to wear and pack for a European train trip.
    Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The 39-minute film follows a rich man who learns of a guru who can see without using his eyes.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Smith became the pass rushing guru last season, his first with the team.
    Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
  • In the realm of investing, gurus peddling one-size-fits-all strategies are a dime a dozen.
    Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • Here are some of the best fitness gifts to give this season to make the wellness guru in your life as happy as can be.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Ulta’s 21 Days of Beauty is a sale event that any beauty guru would hate to miss.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2024
  • And there's that small but pivotal role for Kutcher, who plays a suit-wearing West Texas guru with a dark side.
    Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022
  • In 2016, his rep also shut down rumors about the fitness guru.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
  • And singer Mya had a heartfelt chat with health guru Queen Afua about the joys of vegan living.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 10 July 2024
  • Watch out Hailey Bieber — there's a new nail guru in town and her name is Addison Rae.
    Seventeen, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The offensive guru and former coach of the St. Louis Rams believes the most effective rule might be: Leave the game alone.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022
  • On Peacock, the interactive-map guru gets to be the star of his own little show.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
  • At the same time, Curtain has reinvented himself as kind of a self-help guru.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2022
  • No matter what the fitness gurus and trends are saying.
    Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The new snapshot showed the lifestyle guru posing in a silver nightgown.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
  • In 2014, the fitness guru taught his last exercise class and hasn't been seen publicly since.
    Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Bertha Masuda has a new self-help guru: a dark-eyed junco bird.
    Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, 25 July 2023
  • Don’t try to think about who’s a good entrepreneur and don’t learn from your local guru.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Just hours after it was announced, the fitness guru spoke out against the film on social media.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The guru did not add any new positions during the quarter.
    Gurufocus, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The lifestyle guru even snapped a few photos with Mahomes to commemorate the run-in.
    Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Queen of sappy love songs Not just a relationship guru, Delilah can jockey disc with the best of them.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • My favorite of all was carved for his children by my friend Vivek Dave, known to listeners of my Q&A podcast as a sports guru.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Nov. 2024

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