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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Camilla Wright is a media commentator and writer for global news and pop culture outlets, and publishes Britain’s biggest and best known newsletter.
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Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Both your parents were writers and film critics.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Times staff writer Dan Sullivan contributed to this report.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Critics, including from Dartmouth’s own student body, accused her of being tone-deaf to the concerns of artists and writers whose livelihoods are threatened by AI automation.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Both your parents were writers and film critics.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Times staff writer Dan Sullivan contributed to this report.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Critics, including from Dartmouth’s own student body, accused her of being tone-deaf to the concerns of artists and writers whose livelihoods are threatened by AI automation.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Writer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writer. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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writer
noun
writ·er
ˈrīt-ər 
: one that writes especially as a business or occupation
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