How to Use columnist in a Sentence

columnist

noun
  • Take him at his word, writes columnist Mark Z. Barabak.
    Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • David Marchese is a staff writer for the magazine and the columnist for Talk.
    David Marchese Photo Illustration By Bráulio Amado, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • In one of the section’s memos, Tablet columnist Michael Lind argues that ...
    Jonathan Nicastro, National Review, 23 June 2023
  • Mike Hutton is a freelance columnist for the Post-Tribune.
    Mike Hutton, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2023
  • In February, Justin left the food team to become a full-time columnist for The Chronicle.
    Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 May 2023
  • Sunak will be in town but as the Bloomberg Opinion’s columnist argues, the prime minister is winning lots of friends in all the wrong places.
    Pete Norman, Bloomberg.com, 4 June 2023
  • The only thing that could prevent the Dodgers from winning the 2024 world series is themselves, columnist Bill Plaschke writes.
    Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Swisher also had a short, high-profile run as a New York Times op-ed columnist.
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024
  • One of his favorite columnists urged him not to run again, sparking more hand wringing in his party.
    Peter Baker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Read today’s Wordle Review, and get insights on the game from our columnists.
    Sam Corbin, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Scott Ostler has been a sports columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle since 1991.
    Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2023
  • Contact columnist Jason Williams by email at jwilliams@enquirer.com and on Twitter @jwilliamscincy.
    Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2023
  • This week and next, our columnists are all revisiting archive recipes of note.
    Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
  • But sadly, the prospect of that happening is not promising, writes columnist George Skelton.
    Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • This festive red, white and blue salad from Nourish columnist Ellie Krieger is a sweet and salty delight.
    Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Jim Rossman is a tech columnist for Tribune News Service.
    Jim Rossman, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Chat with a satire columnist: Alexandra Petri offers a lighter take on news and political in(s)anity.
    Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • These are the 25 true snubs and unjust losses that Times film critics, columnists, writers and editors still can’t get over.
    The New York Times Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Jay Ambrose is an op-ed columnist for Tribune News Service.
    Jay Ambrose, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Star-Telegram columnist Bud Kennedy has written about this before.
    Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Everybody file a protest The Watchdog is likely the only columnist in America with my own flag.
    Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 7 May 2023
  • Trump also posted a $92 million bond tied to the defamation lawsuits brought by columnist E. Jean Carroll.
    David Jackson, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to travel to a country ruled by an oppressive regime.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Trudy Rubin is a columnist for the The Philadelphia Inquirer.
    Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Chat with our columnists: Ask Eugene Robinson your questions.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
  • But when Hallett initially saw Brooks’s post, the restaurant owner wondered where the columnist was eating.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Join the text conversation with sports columnist Gregg Doyel for insights, reader questions and Doyel's peeks behind the curtain.
    Gregg Doyel indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2023
  • Jennifer Brown Though Brown is a former humor columnist, her two books have taken a more serious approach to life.
    Jackie Hoermann, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The conference, because of previous decisions that had been made by league leaders, could not be saved, the Tribune columnist writes.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to broach a sensitive subject with one’s parent.
    Jon Mooallem Seth Freed Wessler Sarah Viren Lisa Donovan Keith Plocek Lisa Sanders, M.d. M.d. Rodrigues June Jordan John Hodgman, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023

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