How to Use novelist in a Sentence
novelist
noun-
This doubt—about the role of the novelist—is as much the center of Smith’s book as the trial.
— Lynn Steger Strong, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2023 -
When the past revolves around a gaping wound, a novelist must give shape to the void.
— Ruth Margalit, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023 -
Cook went on to become a teacher and a novelist, and died last year at the age of 95.
— Rebecca Dube, NBC News, 12 July 2023 -
Closer to home, at least for Eliza, the frauds are novelists.
— Lynn Steger Strong, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2023 -
The book contains all the portents of the novelist readers would come to know.
— Lynn Steger Strong, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2022 -
Knives Out follows the death of the crime novelist, Harlan Thrombey.
— Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 10 Mar. 2023 -
The novelist lives and writes on her ranch near Sulphur Springs, Texas.
— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024 -
The novelist comes at this group from an oblique angle.
— Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 11 Sep. 2024 -
Her friend Kathy Lette, an Australian novelist, said the cause was leukemia.
— Penelope Green, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2022 -
This fact wasn’t lost on the freelance writer and novelist.
— Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024 -
As the novelist Richard Powers said, the best arguments in the world won’t change a single point of view.
— Mike Pride, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022 -
In the 10-part series, Coel will star as a British novelist named Henri.
— Nick Caruso, TVLine, 19 Aug. 2024 -
Such is the case with the acclaimed poet and novelist John Kenney.
— John Baldoni, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 -
The show is based on a book trilogy by the Chinese novelist Liu Cixin.
— Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024 -
The novelist rings at the door and spirits you off; the essayist invites herself in.
— Stacy Schiff, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022 -
Among the fascinated readers is Sarah, the young fiancée of the novelist William Ainsworth.
— Lynn Steger Strong, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2023 -
Coel will star as British novelist Henri, who is stuck.
— Peter White, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024 -
That is the usual job of mothers, and also of novelists—to describe us and so encase us.
— Nicholas Dames, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024 -
Roth had friends who were loyal to the end — Zweig, the novelist Soma Morgenstern.
— Casey Schwartz, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2022 -
Her book features the story of the late novelist Toni Morrison.
— Matt Button, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2023 -
The novelist returned to Tokyo and, along with his wife, approved the operation.
— Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023 -
That’s why the Regency-era novelist is so entwined with the hotel’s lore.
— Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024 -
Saddam himself was a hit man in his 20s and a prolific novelist in his 60s.
— Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024 -
For now, screenwriters and novelists aren’t at risk of losing their jobs.
— Haoran Chu, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024 -
He was born in 1924 in a tiny South Dakota city called Eureka, a detail so good it might as well have been made up by a novelist.
— USA Today, 14 Sep. 2022 -
The novelist Sigrid Nunez also worked there, just prior to the publication of her first book, and the two became friends, chatting in the break room and on trains home.
— Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024 -
Kael, who died in 2001, was not just a critic but also an essayist and novelist.
— Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2023 -
By his side, Caracas finds a grand old man, a novelist who wanders with him into the depths of the Neapolitan underworld.
— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2023 -
The novelist appeared to be in distress, the eyewitness noted.
— Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2024 -
Coben is one of the most prolific authors out there, and almost certainly Netflix’s number 1 novelist.
— Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
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