How to Use craftsperson in a Sentence

craftsperson

noun
  • The craftsperson gives a part of his or her soul to create a product.
    — Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
  • This Jewish craftsperson is trained in the art of copying holy texts.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2022
  • Joo is a meticulous craftsperson forging his own style, pie by pie.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022
  • And a skilled craftsperson may have tacit knowledge of their craft that is never written down.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Such fine detail could only have been turned out by a specialized craftsperson.
    — National Geographic, 18 Feb. 2016
  • You weren’t supposed to be a craftsperson, you were supposed to be an employee.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2013
  • The songwriting was very revealing, in not just a craftsperson way.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Then there is Rick Carlson, who views himself as a craftsperson, the beach as his work bench.
    — Michael Bernick, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
  • As a craftsperson, Eastwood brings the goods to Richard Jewell.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Get a craftsperson to put sheet rock over the fireplace and add Georgian touches such as moldings to frame a piece of art work and some lovely sconces.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • The craftsperson who did the work on her kitchen learned how to make Mexican pool tiles into mosaics for the primary bathroom.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The patacabra wooden tool, which is used to set folds and seams on leather goods and is personal to each craftsperson, is also given star treatment here.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Master craftsperson Masaaki Ito builds 22 of these nearly 6-foot tubes a year—without nails.
    — Nina Molina, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The results are different each time, depending on the craftsperson’s command of the trowel and intention.
    — oregonlive.com, 13 Aug. 2019
  • In the back room sits Joey Gee, a craftsperson specializing in hats and accessories for the production.
    — Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
  • Approximately 100 juried artists and craftspersons will sell their works.
    — Courant Community, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Approximately 100 juried artists and craftspersons will sell their works.
    — Courant Community, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Replace it with a basket worthy of an antisocial craftsperson who enjoys lonely but romantic autumns on the Isle of Skye.
    — Wsj Off Duty Editors, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022
  • In a game that so heavily encourages you to craft, running from craftsperson to craftsperson is an unnecessary and long-gone relic from the earliest survival titles.
    — Chris Stobing, PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Jayne was an extraordinary homemaker, baker, and craftsperson.
    — courant.com, 3 Nov. 2019
  • Then, Chaisson removed nearly 60 pounds of honeycomb, which was melted down into wax and donated to a local craftsperson.
    — Mallory Hughes, CNN, 11 May 2020
  • As in Shakespeare, the actor as storyteller, as craftsperson, must be present at all times, fully awake and galloping alongside a character that’s fully embodied.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Deck brings me to a workstation where Carlos, the lead craftsperson for the assembling and sculpting the forms, is finessing a mannequin created specifically for one of the houses cited above.
    — Amy Verner, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
  • While Ellis and her designer avoided major roadblocks during there weren’t any major challenges throughout the renovation, wall removal did cause some slight molding damage that needed to be fixed by a craftsperson.
    — Samantha Weiss Hills, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2018
  • Set along the idyllic Riverwalk in downtown Northfield, nearly 70 fine artists and craftspersons sell their work — ceramics, jewelry, paintings, fiber, wood and steel — offering something for everyone.
    — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2019
  • California, then Kimura, who often gave workshops in Europe, espoused a vision for bonsai that was as vivid, muscular and ego-driven as Modernist painting, recasting the master not as a craftsperson but as an auteur.
    — New York Times, 9 Nov. 2021
  • When Emmy-nomination voting opened on June 11, the Emmys’ website posted PDFs for every single Emmy category, outlining every show, performer, and craftsperson eligible to be voted for.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 June 2026

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