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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Associated Press writer Abdul Qahar Afghan contributed to this report.
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ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
In creating the 2012 divorce special, the writer Christine Ferraro tried to learn from the 1992 episode’s treatment of time.
—Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Several of the writers on staff are either half-Asian or half-Korean.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
In other words, the life-writer cannot take a doggedly factual approach that ignores a whole layer of emotional and imaginative experience.
—Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
In creating the 2012 divorce special, the writer Christine Ferraro tried to learn from the 1992 episode’s treatment of time.
—Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Several of the writers on staff are either half-Asian or half-Korean.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
In other words, the life-writer cannot take a doggedly factual approach that ignores a whole layer of emotional and imaginative experience.
—Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for writer
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“Writer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writer. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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writer
noun
writ·er
ˈrīt-ər 
: one that writes especially as a business or occupation
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