Pulitzer Prize

noun

Pu·​lit·​zer Prize ˈpu̇-lət-sər- 

ˈpyü-

: any of various annual prizes (as for outstanding literary or journalistic achievement) established by the will of Joseph Pulitzer

called also Pulitzer

Examples of Pulitzer Prize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Escola was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in drama that same year. — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

The Tribune’s Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Jeff MacNelly traveled to Milwaukee to document the 1982 World Series between the Brewers and Cardinals through drawings. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Chacon is a Diné artist, composer, and musician who was the first Indigenous artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, doing so in 2022. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Alison Wood Brooks, a behavioral scientist who teaches at Harvard Business School; Trymaine Lee, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; and Michael Cantrell, a former federal corrections officer. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Pulitzer Prize

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