Examples of writer in a Sentence
She is my favorite French writer.
He's a writer of horror stories.
a course on 19th-century writers
The magazine is looking for freelance writers.
The writer of the best essay will win a prize.
They identified the writer of the mysterious letter.
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During a recent piece in which ESPN writers ranked NFL teams based on their future outlooks, Walder offered an incredibly bold prediction on Nix, projecting that the former first-round pick will lose his job soon.
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
The ranch, long the property of the University of New Mexico, was now run as a writers’ retreat, with a single writer of reputation occupying the privileged position of writer-in-residence.
—Vivian Gornick, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
Technical writers and editors are also going to be devoured by AI.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
The original Air Bud was played by Buddy, a golden retriever from California who was rescued as a stray by actor and writer Kevin DiCicco in 1989, according to a 1992 report in the Los Angeles Times.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
The ranch, long the property of the University of New Mexico, was now run as a writers’ retreat, with a single writer of reputation occupying the privileged position of writer-in-residence.
—Vivian Gornick, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
Technical writers and editors are also going to be devoured by AI.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
The original Air Bud was played by Buddy, a golden retriever from California who was rescued as a stray by actor and writer Kevin DiCicco in 1989, according to a 1992 report in the Los Angeles Times.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Writer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writer. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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writer
noun
writ·er
ˈrīt-ər 
: one that writes especially as a business or occupation
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