How to Use politico in a Sentence

politico

noun
  • May the pueblo be ready to shut up the Eastside politico once and for all.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The start of Jesse Eisenberg's first-ever day as a politico felt a bit like a scene from one of his movies.
    Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader, 11 Mar. 2018
  • The politico class gobbled up huevos rancheros in sharp suits and power skirts.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Casey was known as a tough, brash politico who often clashed with the city’s business elite.
    Dallas News, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Kentucky Louisville: The state’s politicos are getting all wrapped up in the Christmas wars this year.
    USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2019
  • But it's not always been sunshine and roses for the 56-year-old politico.
    Daniel Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2021
  • President Biden wasn’t the only politico to catch the coronavirus in the last week.
    Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022
  • As Mueller spoke, politicos and others sought the rhetorical upper hand on what to make of it all.
    Ronald J. Hansen, azcentral, 24 July 2019
  • Most politicos at the time saw Portune as the sacrificial lamb in that race.
    Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Beyond obligatory hearings and sound bites, the politicos need to stay out of this.
    Gerard Baker, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Donna Brazile, the Democratic politico, stands out in my mind.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 July 2023
  • So do so many cradle-to-grave politicos — in both major parties.
    Ken Fisher, USA TODAY, 13 May 2018
  • In the meantime, New Hampshire politicos have been abuzz about who is most likely to step up and run for governor.
    Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Then, the former Butler County politico was brought back to life to face a crumbling legacy.
    Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 11 June 2018
  • That’s not to say the institute will let any prominent politico speak on any topic.
    Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023
  • And for any politico concerned solely with electability, the good news is the results follow the morals anyhow.
    Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The shine has definitely come off of some politicos who were once among the Democratic Party’s top stars.
    Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The marketing strategist and die-hard politico knew the photo could be released at any moment.
    Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • As is traditionally the case, there was a lot of attention placed on the caucus ahead of time, even as politicos shared their disdain for the process.
    Graeme McMillan, Wired, 9 Feb. 2020
  • The debt ceiling was all politicos could talk about as the GOP tried to force the Biden administration to negotiate.
    Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
  • And there were parties near the Bull & Finch — including upstairs at the Hampshire House — that found politicos and journalists mixing with the show’s cast.
    Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • Michelle Wolf, formerly of The Daily Show (more on that later), did a set and made fun of some people, and a few politicos and reporters got huffy and offended.
    Jason Johnson, The Root, 4 May 2018
  • There is another thing that Ohio politicos are watching.
    Dylan Scott, Vox, 9 May 2018
  • Which is why every politico -- in both parties -- is waiting to hear what Sununu decides.
    Chris Cillizza, CNN, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The project was an early test of the power of Koch dark money, and an incubator for rising right-wing politicos like Mike Pompeo.
    Nina Burleigh, The New Republic, 16 May 2023
  • What politicos want to know is whether the positive economic news will turn around Biden’s dismal poll numbers.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 18 July 2023
  • But, at least to one long-time politico, Utah is slow to catch up with the shifts that are driving the Republican party nationally.
    Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2021
  • From politicos to newsmakers, people offered prayers and good thoughts.
    Carolyn McAtee Cerbin, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2018
  • The question of whether Feinstein would — and should — retire before her term expires has been a hot topic among politicos.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Hale’s vibe—fist bumps, small talk and self-deprecating jokes—is more back-slapping politico than aloof tycoon.
    John Hyatt, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022

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