How to Use writing in a Sentence

writing

noun
  • She has a unique writing style.
  • I asked a friend to critique my writing.
  • The novel's plot is okay, but the writing is horrible.
  • Few people nowadays care about the art of letter writing.
  • Her essay was a wonderful piece of writing.
  • Writing usually isn't a lucrative career, but it has been very fulfilling for me.
  • He teaches creative writing at the university.
  • Much of the best Japanese writing has not been translated into English.
  • The names of the victims have not been released at the time of this writing.
    Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Plus, at the time of this writing, it’s priced at under $150.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Cord worked 13 weeks on the show, and found the transition to TV writing suited him.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The alchemy between the writing and the actor started to gel.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Professor Burns re-proves the old adage that if the reading is easy, the writing was hard.
    Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Steven Moffat’s writing doesn’t need to be messed with.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The players are deft enough that a little more wit in the writing would have surely been well-served.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
  • That video alone, which was still on YouTube at time of writing, had racked up over 18 million views.
    Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
  • But many clinics are seeing the writing on the wall, and closing soon after the bans pass.
    Hannah Murphy Winter, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Flip it open to the two-page spread to see your whole week at a glance, or fold it over for even easier writing.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Morris was wearing black shoes, red and black shorts and a white T-shirt with writing on the front when he was last seen.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
  • At the time of this writing, the reseller has available tickets for all of Bad Bunny’s 2024 dates at a range of prices.
    John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
  • One source of restraint is the sitcom friendliness of the writing.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • At the time of writing, British Columbia is in the midst of a province-wide state of emergency.
    Omar Mouallem, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Cera calls the role a gift, saying John was delivered so clearly in the writing.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Her writing has appeared in Jezebel, Glamour, Marie Claire and more.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 4 Sep. 2023
  • But writing — or reading — about a bad one can sometimes be even more fun.
    Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
  • He’s seen as sort of like a comic foil sometimes in other writings; not much is made of his book.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
  • How has your relationship with writing evolved over the past few years?
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023
  • This won’t be RuPaul’s first time flexing his writing skills.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2023
  • At the time of writing, Google promises Android updates for its Pixel phones for at least three years.
    WIRED, 1 Oct. 2023
  • How did that affect your approach to the writing and subject matter?
    Allison Armijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023

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