How to Use columnist in a Sentence

columnist

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  • Take him at his word, writes columnist Mark Z. Barabak.
    — Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Like a bunch of the recipes here, this one is from our Nourish columnist, Ellie Krieger.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 30 July 2022
  • Oberman was the Star’s 22-year-old teen and pop music columnist.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
  • David Marchese is a staff writer for the magazine and the columnist for Talk.
    — David Marchese Photo Illustration By Bráulio Amado, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Palomo had been a columnist for less than a year when Broussard was killed.
    — Emma Balter, Chron, 6 Oct. 2022
  • In one of the section’s memos, Tablet columnist Michael Lind argues that ...
    — Jonathan Nicastro, National Review, 23 June 2023
  • Quindlen had lunch with Paul before the new columnist started last April.
    — Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Sarah Green Carmichael is a Bloomberg columnist and editor.
    — Sarah Green Carmichael, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
  • Mike Hutton is a freelance columnist for the Post-Tribune.
    — Mike Hutton, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2023
  • In February, Justin left the food team to become a full-time columnist for The Chronicle.
    — Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 May 2023
  • At one point not too long ago, columnists and pundits questioned whether Biden should drop her from the ticket.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 23 July 2024
  • Sunak will be in town but as the Bloomberg Opinion’s columnist argues, the prime minister is winning lots of friends in all the wrong places.
    — Pete Norman, Bloomberg.com, 4 June 2023
  • Siegel is an editor at the City, a nonprofit news site, and a columnist at the Daily News.
    — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The only thing that could prevent the Dodgers from winning the 2024 world series is themselves, columnist Bill Plaschke writes.
    — Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Swisher also had a short, high-profile run as a New York Times op-ed columnist.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024
  • One of his favorite columnists urged him not to run again, sparking more hand wringing in his party.
    — Peter Baker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • In the book, her character, Rachel, is a cookbook writer, and her husband, Mark, is a columnist.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Read today’s Wordle Review, and get insights on the game from our columnists.
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Scott Ostler has been a sports columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle since 1991.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2023
  • The Cougars’ troubles are not all Ilaisa Tuiaki’s fault but a change is necesssary, the Tribune columnist writes.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Jon Greenberg is a columnist for The Athletic based in Chicago.
    — Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The banter between columnists on the day’s news is not all meant for public consumption.
    — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
  • That’s what enticed the multitudes here in the first place, writes Times columnist Patt Morrison.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Contact columnist Jason Williams by email at [email protected] and on Twitter @jwilliamscincy.
    — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Enquirer history columnist Jeff Suess, who has seen the show too many times to count, also joined in for fun.
    — David Wysong, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Two years later, columnist Bob Talbert put Kress at the top of his list of most huggable Detroiters.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
  • This week and next, our columnists are all revisiting archive recipes of note.
    — Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
  • But sadly, the prospect of that happening is not promising, writes columnist George Skelton.
    — Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • This festive red, white and blue salad from Nourish columnist Ellie Krieger is a sweet and salty delight.
    — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Troy Renck, sports columnist: Broncos’ Sean Payton cannot help himself.
    — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2024

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