How to Use well-wisher in a Sentence

well-wisher

noun
  • Dad’s well-wishers were no longer wishing us well.
    — Griffin Dunne, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • Hosting a group of well-wishers?
    — Hannah Lee Leidy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 May 2026
  • Seeing this, the line of well-wishers freezes at the dressing-room door.
    — Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
  • When Raziq went out on the streets, he was mobbed by crowds of well-wishers.
    — Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
  • Parsons, swarmed with well-wishers, could barely make his way through the crowd.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
  • She was seen shielding her eyes from the sun to see the well-wishers gathered along the path.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The well-wishers stooped to kiss Ahed in her wheelchair and thank God for her health.
    — Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
  • Charles was photographed greeting well-wishers outside of the chapel.
    — USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
  • His phone rang with calls from well-wishers asking about the search, and about his daughter Malak.
    — Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
  • At the scene, well-wishers bowed and said short prayers, or left handwritten notes among the flowers.
    — CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Every machine of every sort should be destroyed by the well-wisher of his species.
    — Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Lohan's well-wishers were quick to compliment her in the comments on her post.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Here and there, Kesselman accepted a hit from a well-wisher.
    — Mark Yarm, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • At first, the parents assume these are just random, anonymous well-wishers.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Along a side gate, well-wishers had left a few bouquets—daisies, lilies—and get-well-soon cards for Catherine.
    — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Greeted by friends and well-wishers, Brody looked visibly moved.
    — Paul Chi, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Thousands of well-wishers celebrated the moment as both a farewell and a fresh start.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 Apr. 2025
  • This response rewards the tactless well-wisher.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • When Tisdale shared her news, well-wishers flooded her post with comments about the timing.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 June 2024
  • The well-wishers cheered as the couple shared a kiss on their way out of church following the ceremony.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
  • Diana greeted fans and well-wishers who had shown up outside the event to hand her birthday gifts, such as cards and flowers.
    — Stephanie Kaloi, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Princess Charlene seemed to click with one well-wisher in particular.
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 21 July 2025
  • Among the well-wishers were some of Patterson’s former co-workers.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The girls were seen smiling and talking before going to meet well-wishers gathered outside.
    — Staff Author, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Prisoners and detainees who returned to Gaza rode on the tops of buses through crowds of well-wishers.
    — Matt Bradley, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The teenager covered his face and cried with joy, barely able to shake the hands of well-wishers who had moved to congratulate him.
    — Alana Wise, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, the Princess of Wales enjoyed it so much that she got lost in conversation with well-wishers.
    — Rachel Burchfield, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Charles, 74, waved and smiled at well-wishers who had gathered nearby to capture a glimpse of the monarch as news cameras flashed.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • But Epstein’s associates and well-wishers, the records show, did not always agree with each other.
    — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • For Kent, the torment has lasted so long that well-wishers have begun to sound disingenuous.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 25 June 2025

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