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

Harrison beat five other finalists including previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James, who had been the oddsmakers’ favorites, and Pulitzer Prize laureate Elizabeth Strout. — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mona Chalabi spent five years following 10 Americans, from those living paycheck to paycheck to those earning hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, in an effort to answer that question. — Tonya Mosley, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026

The producers replaced director Lileana Blain-Cruz with Ali and substituted new book writer Peter Duchan (Dogfight) for Pulitzer Prize winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate, Purpose). — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026

Asomugha’s stage work includes his Broadway debut in Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama A Soldier’s Play and Ngozi Anyanwu’s Good Grief. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Pulitzer Prize

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