How to Use columnist in a Sentence

columnist

noun

• Tech’s big shots have learned free speech isn’t so simple, our columnist writes.
  — New York Times, 26 Apr. 2022
• Here’s why columnist Bill Plaschke says the quest will fall short.
  — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
• Red Smith, the famed sports columnist, wrote that dying is easy.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 30 June 2022
• Part of my job as a columnist is to touch not just on what’s happening now, but what’s up ahead.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2021
• Palomo had been a columnist for less than a year when Broussard was killed.
  — Emma Balter, Chron, 6 Oct. 2022
• Our columnist thinks this is why Indiana could win.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
• Ross Douthat is a New York Times columnist.
  — Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
• Nicholas Kristof is a New York Times columnist.
  — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
• Respected them as men and columnists.
  — Jon Becker, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
• Seventy-four, well, that’s your columnist.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
• Mark Lane is a News-Journal columnist.
  — Mark Lane, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
• Conor Sen is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist.
  — Conor Sen, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
• Quindlen had lunch with Paul before the new columnist started last April.
  — Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2023
• Ezra Klein is a columnist for The New York Times.
  — Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
• David French is a columnist at The New York Times.
  — David French, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
• David French is a columnist at The New York Times.
  — David French, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
• Bret Stephens is a columnist at The New York Times.
  — Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
• Jamelle Bouie is a columnist at The New York Times.
  — Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
• Bret Stephens is a columnist at The New York Times.
  — Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
• Jamelle Bouie is a columnist for The New York Times.
  — Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
• Nicholas Kristof is a columnist at The New York Times.
  — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
• Nicholas Kristof is a columnist for The New York Times.
  — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
• Oberman was the Star’s 22-year-old teen and pop music columnist.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
• At one point not too long ago, columnists and pundits questioned whether Biden should drop her from the ticket.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 23 July 2024
• Angering politicians or columnists is one thing.
  — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
• Michelle Goldberg is a New York Times columnist.
  — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 June 2026
• Our sports columnist Louisa Thomas has a report from the scene in Seattle.
  — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
• Matthew Lynn is a financial columnist and author.
  — Matthew Lynn, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2026
• Journal columnist Mark Patinkin had other ideas.
  — Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
• Sports columnist Lori Nickel wrote a piece that captured the feelings of many.
  — jsonline.com, 25 Jan. 2022