Examples of writer in a Sentence
She is my favorite French writer.
He's a writer of horror stories.
a course on 19th-century writers
The magazine is looking for freelance writers.
The writer of the best essay will win a prize.
They identified the writer of the mysterious letter.
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On the night of November 4th, after a tense hour-long conversation with the newspaperman and short-story writer Damon Runyon at Lindy’s restaurant, Rothstein received a call from the Park Central Hotel.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Souza was writer and director of LAPD crime thriller Crown Vic starring Thomas Jane, Luke Kleintank and Bridget Moynahan.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
Giuliani will also serve as the head writer of the project.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
And not just any other novelist, but Zadie Smith, one of the highest profile writers of our time?
—Nell Stevens
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Souza was writer and director of LAPD crime thriller Crown Vic starring Thomas Jane, Luke Kleintank and Bridget Moynahan.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
Giuliani will also serve as the head writer of the project.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
And not just any other novelist, but Zadie Smith, one of the highest profile writers of our time?
—Nell Stevens
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Writer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writer. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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writer
noun
writ·er
ˈrīt-ər 
: one that writes especially as a business or occupation
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