How to Use cartographer in a Sentence

cartographer

noun
  • That set off an arms race for cartographers.
    — Michael Van Sickler, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026
  • It is run by cartographers and friends who also run a cafe, library and gallery on the first floor.
    — Mary Louise Schumacher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Your first instinct might be to grab the cartographer and do a field sobriety test.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
  • And it was drawn by somebody who was there for some time rather than a cartographer who just stopped by for a short period.
    — Mark St. John Erickson | Ap, Washington Post, 26 May 2017
  • The map-making daughter of renowned cartographer tries to solve the mystery of her father’s death.
    — The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The engineering team takes the data and hands it off to the cartographers.
    — Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • These are some of the questions the cartographers have been asking one another.
    — Paresh Dave, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Lands that still deserve this cartographer's omen, however, can be counted on one hand.
    — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2013
  • Dolores Moore is a 30-something cartographer who’s just lost her job.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
  • How does a singing cartographer differ from someone relieving himself in the woods?
    — Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The process of creating a new map begins with state cartographers, who produce the actual road map.
    — Washington Post, 2 July 2019
  • Compare that with job listings for cartographers, one of the few fast-growing jobs that is male-dominated.
    — Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2017
  • If the court rejects the map, a special master and cartographer appointed by the court will draw a new map to be used in next year’s elections.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The court ordered Allen and a cartographer, David Ely, to begin working on a new map.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Those who buy maps from the village cartographer can venture into the ocean or forest terrain, where mysteries await.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2017
  • The courts asked lawyers for the state and for the plaintiffs to submit names of cartographers the court should consider using to draw a map, should that be necessary.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 28 July 2023
  • In this new version, cartographer Kenneth Field wanted to include all votes — not just those of the victor in each area.
    — Eliza McCarthy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Mar. 2018
  • The labels are also placed in locations that do not obstruct the features of the map itself, as if written in by a real cartographer.
    — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2016
  • Could these be the Fortunate Isles sketched by ancient Greek cartographers?
    — National Geographic, 10 Jan. 2020
  • When Alessandro Masnaghetti, who’s the best cartographer of vineyards, wants to work with us, that says something.
    — Erik Schatzker, Bloomberg.com, 15 Jan. 2018
  • Many women cartographers used only a first initial and last name, obscuring their gender and making their work difficult to trace.
    — Melinda Laituri, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But that hasn't stopped Key Map owner and cartographer Steve Hubbs from ushering in a new class of clientele.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Last month, the court appointed a new cartographer, selecting David Ely from a list of names suggested by the state and plaintiffs in the case.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The three-judge panel held a hearing last month and heard testimony from some of the plaintiffs, political scientists and a cartographer.
    — Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Nathaniel Persily, a cartographer who the court had lined up for that possibility, withdrew on Monday, the court said in an order.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 25 July 2023
  • Or, to put it another way, the incompetent cartographers of Wall Street are, somehow, still in charge of the narrative.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Amateur cartographers released homemade maps of potential upzoned areas, while some cities wavered over whether their stops would be included or not.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • At this point, Vile seems less like a confessional singer-songwriter than a cartographer of the mind, mapping the ways that our thoughts can wander from prosaic to profound and back again.
    — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 4 June 2026
  • While there’s nothing wrong with turnover in the legislature, in this case a hefty share of incumbents will be tossed out not by a political rival, but rather by a cartographer, Holsworth said.
    — Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2021
  • That group included cartographer David Ely, who was among the experts suggested to assist the court in Wisconsin.
    — Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024

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