How to Use wrote the book on in a Sentence

wrote the book on

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  • Bang wrote the book on Bay Area jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi.
    Steve Large, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • At almost three hours, Kramer’s film, written by Abby Mann (who also wrote the book on which it was based) is hefty, but worth it.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
  • More than 30 years ago, Carl Baehr literally wrote the book on Milwaukee street names.
    Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Then, there was Kate Middleton, who wrote the book on royal beauty, with a powerful eye aesthetic and mermaid waves.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Author Ben Zotto, who wrote the book on Buckter, said his impact on San Francisco's landscape is inestimable.
    Itay Hod, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Experts in the field—including Mindy Pelz who literally wrote the book on the importance of fasting in female health—oversee the program and according to Bjurstam, all practitioners will go through a certification on female health.
    Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2025
  • DanceWorks Chicago, a longtime incubator that wrote the book on springboarding early career performers, plans to sunset at the end of the year, aligned with founding artistic director Julie Nakagawa’s retirement.
    Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Consider listmaker James Hitchner of Financial Valuation Advisors, who literally wrote the book on financial valuation—titled, appropriately enough, Financial Valuation.
    Bysteel Rose, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

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