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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The platform hosts literary fiction writers like George Saunders alongside genre novelists, debut authors and even publishing’s ultimate commercial titan, James Patterson.
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Previously, Sahadev was a national baseball writer for Baseball Prospectus and ESPN Chicago.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Associated Press writer Mark Sherman contributed to this report.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Demetrius Simms Demetrius Simms is a digital staff writer at Robb Report.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Previously, Sahadev was a national baseball writer for Baseball Prospectus and ESPN Chicago.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Associated Press writer Mark Sherman contributed to this report.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Demetrius Simms Demetrius Simms is a digital staff writer at Robb Report.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
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“Writer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writer. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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writer
noun
writ·er
ˈrīt-ər 
: one that writes especially as a business or occupation
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