Examples of essayist in a Sentence
Joan Taylor, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
The death of her closest friend inspires the essayist to consider the cultural narrative surrounding grief.
5 ATOMIC HABITS (Avery, $27).
—Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Charlotte is a novelist, essayist, editor, and educator, while Melinda is an educator, professional creativity and leadership coach, as well as a musician– singer/songwriter and bass player.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
The modern reading public has resisted relinquishing its settled idea about Robert Louis Stevenson as a romantic fantasist, but in his day he was considered one of the best essayists of his generation.
—Phillip Lopate, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2024
Others who have called the neighborhood home include numerous celebrities and artists, like playwright, essayist, and advocate for justice Lorraine Hansberry, per Corcoran's website.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Poet, essayist, translator, teacher and activist Lyn Hejinian died recently.
—Zan Romanoff, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
The death of her closest friend inspires the essayist to consider the cultural narrative surrounding grief.
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—Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Which means seeing Israelis as well as Palestinians—and not simply the mother comforting her children as the bombs fall and the essayist reaching out across the divide, but far harsher and more unsettling perspectives.
—Phil Klay, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
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