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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Amanda Marton Ramaciotti is a Brazilian-Chilean journalist, writer, and editor based in Santiago.
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Amanda Marton Ramaciotti, The Dial, 19 Mar. 2026
Lorne Michaels is executive producing the show, and Variety reported that Michaels and SNL alum Seth Meyers have recently been in London observing table reads as the cast and writers prepare for the premiere.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2026
Posey, the Giants’ president of baseball operations, is the greatest catcher in franchise history and could be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame next year in his debut appearance on the writers’ ballot.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Filmmaker Ashley Shanté pitched a Hollywood writers’ room on the idea of adding a character who graduated from a historically Black college or university (HBCU), and was met with steely silence.
—Joshua Alston, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
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Amanda Marton Ramaciotti, The Dial, 19 Mar. 2026
Lorne Michaels is executive producing the show, and Variety reported that Michaels and SNL alum Seth Meyers have recently been in London observing table reads as the cast and writers prepare for the premiere.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2026
Posey, the Giants’ president of baseball operations, is the greatest catcher in franchise history and could be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame next year in his debut appearance on the writers’ ballot.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Filmmaker Ashley Shanté pitched a Hollywood writers’ room on the idea of adding a character who graduated from a historically Black college or university (HBCU), and was met with steely silence.
—Joshua Alston, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Writer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writer. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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writer
noun
writ·er
ˈrīt-ər 
: one that writes especially as a business or occupation
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