How to Use reformer in a Sentence

reformer

noun
  • Such is Mahabali’s fame even today that great social reformers look up to those times.
    Harish Pullanoor, Quartz India, 30 Dec. 2019
  • What do other reformers say about the court not recommending risk assessments?
    Peter Krouse, cleveland, 24 Jan. 2020
  • The reformer gave her more control and stability during her pregnancy.
    Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Liberal reformers are hoping both dynamics will change.
    Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Criminal justice reformers have been frustrated by the pace of change in Virginia, even as the movement has gained steam in many states across the country and at the federal level.
    Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2019
  • The diplomatic spat cast a pall over Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s bid to portray himself as modernizing reformer.
    Joseph Hincks, Time, 17 Dec. 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Faculty leaders and other reformers are also urging the district to bring in independent auditors or a blue-ribbon external committee to examine the district’s handling of its procurement practices and $15-billion construction bond program.
    Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Once seen as a promising peacemaker and political reformer, Abbas has steadily devolved into an erratic and small-minded authoritarian with a virtually unbroken record of failure.
    Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024

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