How to Use practitioner in a Sentence

practitioner

noun
  • Wilk, it should be said, is also a practitioner of the weird.
    Michael Friedrich, The Atlantic, 25 July 2022
  • Once all the grooved pieces had been cut, the practitioner would then remove them all at once.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023
  • That’s kind of the aim of being a practitioner of the craft of acting.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021
  • But a local practitioner may do just as well, and clients have that option as well.
    Michael Toth, WSJ, 8 July 2021
  • She had only been treated over the phone so far, by the same nurse practitioner.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE.com, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Like practitioners of any other trade, not all scammers think and act alike.
    Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Reimer had an insight from the practitioner side.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Next, my practitioner turned on the machine.
    Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Access to great design needs to change, both for practitioners and for the end user.
    Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
  • And the practitioners writing those answers are the ones who have been doing this work all along.
    Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Speak with your healthcare practitioner about which form of zinc is most effective for you.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Twice, a mental health practitioner tried to speak with him through a tiny window in the locked door but didn’t get very far.
    USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • With two to three hours of coursework employees can earn a practitioner badge.
    Nicole Gull McElroy, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2021
  • This forces tax practitioners back to paper and phone channels that are already strained.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Black Hat has always been about the practitioners.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • But there also were gains in long-term care, in home healthcare and at practitioners’ offices.
    Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • His father was a practitioner of Ayurvedic medicine.
    Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The writer is a nurse practitioner in a public health clinic.
    Star Tribune, 7 Dec. 2020
  • The other legend concerns a black magic practitioner who fell in love with a princess.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Most of these practitioners were monastics or ascetics.
    Daniel M. Stuart, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The classes are perfect for any level practitioner, and they’re all designed for at-home use.
    Popular Science, 31 Dec. 2020
  • Once you've been given the go-ahead, your practitioner will examine your jaw in greater detail.
    Tori Crowther, Allure, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The industry’s rise has made the ban all the more frustrating for its practitioners.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The registration could be subject to a fee that does not exceed the fee cost for an in-state practitioner.
    Tyler Arnold, Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2021
  • That’s not what this work is, and anyone who is a practitioner of good DEI work knows that.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025
  • As for Coel, there may not be a better practitioner of the art of silent acting working today.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Mastering the gom jabbar is one thing, and soon enough Dune fans will get to see how that test and its practitioners came to be.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 May 2024
  • The other is the path of the practitioner who remains hands-on, still writing and reviewing code.
    Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The Louisville nurse practitioner works an average of 15 hours a day.
    Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 19 Jan. 2022
  • And the Rays are the industry’s leading practitioners of three-team trades.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026

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