How to Use scribe in a Sentence
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But scribes alone aren’t enough.
—Fj Campbell, Fortune, 20 May 2026
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The printing press didn’t make scribes faster.
—Alex Israel, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
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There was no such thing as a scribe badge, for writing, as there is now.
—Sigrid Nunez, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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One source said the scribe had been working on the project since at least the fall.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
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Those called out by Che are not the only scribes who worked on the roast.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 May 2026
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Is there proof that AI scribes drive increased costs?
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, the scribe had to press the unruly parchment flat against the desk.
—Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
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McIntyre is a scribe on the upswing.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
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Wise-cracking scribes wanted changes.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
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Thousands of unionized scribes say they are not paid fairly in the streaming era.
—Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 9 May 2023
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The veteran scribe was behind Vikings, which was a huge hit.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 June 2026
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At this halfway point, the study shows, a second scribe took over writing duties.
—Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2021
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As the scribes’ pens scraped the parchment, the words became inscribed upon their soul.
—Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
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If this were true, Lentz says the dead could have been a scribe or someone else of importance.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2022
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Several other scribes have tried to crack the code on the X-Men.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
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Some senders would dictate their letters to a scribe and rely on others to read letters aloud.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2023
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Kaplan and Springer are neophyte scribes known for their comedy scripts.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2023
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They were told this scribe would be paid from Roschman’s original investment.
—Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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The scribe, who preferred not to be named, also took time to delve back into an old miniature wargame hobby.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
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Smart move on their part since hampton has been one of the most important hip-hop scribes for more than 30 years.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 11 Aug. 2023
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There are, in this city, beliefs and weird practices which were old when the earliest scribe began to write on rock.
—Robert Shackleton, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
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The scribe would etch letters that would gradually darken as oxygen works on the iron.
—Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2020
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The prolific British scribe is behind Gone.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
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This list compiles some of the odd jobs and mundane occupations of famous scribes.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
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The work of the scribe was, as Cassiodorus had noted, hard work but also salvific.
—Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
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Ray was on his way to getting fired as Twins manager, an event that came with the scribe's full endorsement.
—Star Tribune, 5 May 2021
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That’s just a bunch of blather, says your humble scribe, who has been covering government in this state for four decades.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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The text was first reviewed by three clerics and then copied by scribes onto marble for stonemasons to chisel.
—Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
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Medical schools, though, are facing a vexing quandary over AI scribes.
—Lauren Chan, STAT, 3 Aug. 2026
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Conversely, no scribe or screen performer is worried about some tech bro in fancy ski goggles coming to steal their job.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
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