How to Use wonk in a Sentence

wonk

noun

• The biggest race in the District this year may be a war of the wonks.
  — Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2018
• This slip-up aside, Kolle has become quite the knot wonk.
  — Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2020
• To cash in on your inner wonk, try sites like JustAnswer.com.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2019
• The execs, wonks, and writers came in time, but NBA diehards were the first rush.
  — Chris Ballard, SI.com, 8 Mar. 2018
• Ask Clay: What is the difference between a geek and a nerd and wonk?
  — John D'anna, azcentral, 23 Apr. 2018
• The vibe is just right for O'Donnell and King, who are political wonks through and through.
  — Kaitlin Menza, Marie Claire, 14 Sep. 2017
• Despite their sketchy record on the topic, wonks are still on the hunt for the new Mr Median.
  — The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019
• And as countless health wonks have noted, there are lots of problems with that.
  — Robert Verbruggen, National Review, 16 June 2019
• It's got a cool, futuristic wonk to its mid-aught synth vibes.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 4 Jan. 2018
• He was better suited as sort of a policy wonk and ideas guy.
  — Fox News, 15 Apr. 2018
• This is far from an exhaustive list, and Mr. Trump won’t win as a policy wonk in any case.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 19 June 2019
• Message Extraction From the first announcement, the project drew in an army of nerds and puzzle wonks.
  — Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2023
• Consumers aren’t stressing out Policy wonks and bankers keep a close eye on all things Fed.
  — Susan Tompor, ajc, 26 Mar. 2018
• Consumers aren't stressing out Policy wonks and bankers keep a close eye on all-things Fed.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2018
• In the lead-up to the midterm elections, President Donald Trump has gone full policy wonk.
  — Catherine Lucey, The Seattle Times, 27 Oct. 2018
• There was once a time when big room feels were everything dance fans craved, but since 2013, the dance floor has moved on to machine gun trap and future bass wonk.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2018
• He’s always been a back-slapping salesman more than an Obama-style wonk.
  — Doyle McManus Washington Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2020
• Finishing lessons Finland’s decline may make the wonks who rushed to copy its schools seem silly.
  — The Economist, 5 Dec. 2019
• For snarky defense wonks like me, a new Star Wars movie means one thing: new military hardware to lambast.
  — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2017
• Special economic zones and tax reform are among the wheezes his wonks propose.
  — The Economist, 15 Aug. 2019
• Taking the money and then giving it back, in an endless game of bureaucratic whirligig, does not seem to grab them the way it grabs wonks.
  — David Roberts, Vox, 22 June 2018
• Actor Robert DeNiro is the latest entertainment wonk who knows just what's best for the country.
  — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2017
• But these are not outcomes lefty politicians and policy wonks seem keen to grapple with.
  — Alaska Dispatch News, 8 Aug. 2017
• Perhaps that label will no longer be applied to a bunch of hapless wonks and economists.
  — David Roberts, Vox, 14 Nov. 2018
• The sweet and sour producer's latest single hooks with fat synth melodies only to fall hard on some real, nasty wonk.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2017
• This is especially nice news because transit wonks say the city has the freshest approach to transit in the US.
  — Aarian Marshall, Wired, 1 Mar. 2020
• At first glance, this might seem most relevant to economists and other wonks.
  — Valentina Zarya, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2018
• House Speaker Paul Ryan has lost his shine as a wonk of unusual ability.
  — Jamelle Bouie, Slate Magazine, 28 Mar. 2017
• If and when that happens, following review by budget wonks and then the public, the feds will finally recognize cannabis’ medical uses.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 May 2024
• Accordingly, much of the writing from policy wonks in recent years has called for plans to recognize the importance of local communities and build them back up.
  — Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024