How to Use reformer in a Sentence

reformer

noun
  • Trump is one of those who hail the crown prince as a reformer.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The son, with his English wife, was meant to be a reformer.
    Aatish Taseer, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2020
  • One side of the coin being the reformer, the other side of the coin being the autocrat.
    CBS News, 6 Jan. 2021
  • There were hopes for him as a liberal reformer, and there still are.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Can the reformer hired to fix the state’s mental health system succeed?
    oregonlive, 16 Dec. 2019
  • The president campaigned as a reformer of the welfare state, the cost of which has led to large budget deficits.
    The Economist, 20 June 2020
  • Rouhani, of course, was no moderate, nor even a reformer.
    Richard Goldberg, National Review, 3 Aug. 2021
  • For the past 12 years, Gill has seen himself as a pragmatic reformer.
    Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The school-reform movement’s best chance to get back on track is staring reformers in the face.
    Jay P. Greene, National Review, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Post knew, and had published, many of the leading reformers and radicals of the day.
    Adam Hochschild, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Lightfoot, a reformer, was opposed by CTU in the last election.
    John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Some members of the group were skeptical that an employee of the old guard could be a reformer.
    Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Here The brand is most well-known for their Pilates reformers machines.
    Lily Wohlner, Women's Health, 12 July 2023
  • The higher court stayed Griffin’s order, clearing the way for the reformers to meet.
    Kyle Whitmire, al, 16 Nov. 2019
  • This is a 180-degree turn from the reformer who once spoke with emotion about his worries for his black son at the hands of police.
    The Economist, 20 June 2020
  • Mental health reformer Lucy Wairimu Mukuria will join Green for the session.
    al, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Medvedev was once seen as a potential reformer with a softer touch than Putin.
    Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • There were other early signs that Putin was no reformer.
    Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Even then, Calvin Coolidge was a zealous reformer of taxing and spending.
    Christopher Demuth, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Worley filed the lawsuit on Oct. 30 to try to block the Nov. 2 election hosted by the party reformers.
    Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Alan Shaw came to Chicago last week casting himself as a reformer.
    John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Just before White’s demise, a set of reformers decided to take him on.
    Time, 23 Aug. 2023
  • This is done through different movements on a mat or on a reformer machine.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Pilates can be done atop big, specialized machines, like the reformer and the cadillac.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 14 June 2021
  • In 1990, Russia was led by a friendly reformer, Mikhail Gorbachev.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Even as the cash is now flowing fast, some reformers are pleased by the muted impact big wallets have had so far this year.
    Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Chief Davis has climbed to the top of the Memphis Police Department as a reformer, but this case may test how deeply her department has changed.
    Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Like Villanueva in 2018, Luna pitches himself as a reformer and a man of the people.
    Connor Sheetsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Koizumi has presented himself as a reformer – much like his father – and has promised to call a snap general election.
    Helen Regan, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
  • This prompted them to start Your Reformer with the mission of making reformer Pilates more accessible.
    Yola Robert, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

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