How to Use writer in a Sentence

writer

noun
  • The writer of the best essay will win a prize.
  • He's a writer of horror stories.
  • The magazine is looking for freelance writers.
  • They identified the writer of the mysterious letter.
  • She is my favorite French writer.
  • All writers meet live from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Zoom.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • There was our desire to pursue the arts—I’m a writer, Joyce was a singer.
    Hazlitt, 3 May 2023
  • But there’s a kind of unspoken grandeur to the slate of movies in store, even if the stars and writers can’t promote it.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The casting is in process and a team of writers will soon be joining Ævar Grímsson.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 30 Mar. 2023
  • David Marchese is a staff writer for the magazine and the columnist for Talk.
    David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Our writers endeavor to inform readers of the truth in stylish and compelling prose.
    Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Members of the writers chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2024
  • To get a sense of a writer’s artistic and moral ethos, look no further than her sources of inspiration.
    Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE, 2 May 2023
  • Kabir Chibber is a writer and filmmaker based in New York.
    Kabir Chibber, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Casey Barber is a food writer, artist and editor of the website Good Food Stories.
    Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • In fact, the genre is so overplayed that writer Robert Archer Lynn can count on audiences to put the basics together.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Melanie Hamon is a freelance writer, grant writer, and full-time student in Ohio.
    Melanie Hamon, Longreads, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The physical world is very important to me as a writer and a human being.
    Jasmine Liu, The New Republic, 12 July 2023
  • Evan Petzold, our young, talented Tigers beat writer, took one room.
    Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Over the years, the writers and editors of this magazine — myself among them — have been lucky enough to visit many visual artists’ homes and studios.
    Hanya Yanagihara, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • An article on July 30 about the poet Shane McCrae misspelled the surname of a writer.
    New York Times, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Working with animation grants the writers of The Simpsons the liberty to do things that live-action shows can only dream of.
    EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024
  • After episode one, this writer decided to do his own Rate-a-Queen ranking, using this first episode to predict how well the gworls will do this season.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2024
  • In her time as a writer, she’s covered everything from top tech items like running watches and ring lights to phone cases and beauty tools.
    Ellen McAlpine, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
  • It was seen as Euphoria-lite and, in this writer’s opinion, sorely lacked the humor and playfulness of the original.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2023
  • For the 2023 event, the model, writer, and podcast host delivered yet another jaw-dropping look.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2023
  • With writers and actors both going on strike, the film industry will likely grind to a halt, alongside delays to movies and TV shows, though some are exempt.
    Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
  • The Fringe is a proving ground for any aspiring British comedy performer or writer.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Selby, who is a nonbinary writer in their early 40s, intended to stay there at the time.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Yet studios resisted the writers’ demands for months, resulting in a strike that lasted a brutal 148 days and brought the industry to a near halt.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2023

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