How to Use lyricist in a Sentence

lyricist

noun
  • Alaina, his wife, who is the singer and lyricist of the band, greets me with a warm hug.
    — Longreads, 13 July 2018
  • The lyricist wrote the words and then asked his wife to compose the music.
    — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Front man Rateliff, who wrote or co-wrote all the songs, is just a passable lyricist.
    — Philly.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Rapsody became the first woman to win for lyricist of the year.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2020
  • So that would be the difference to me, of working with them, as far as them as lyricists.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The prevailing tone is sadness, which plays to her strengths as both a singer and a lyricist.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Across the decades, dozens of lyricists have used Manson as a metaphor for menace.
    — Randall Robertsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2019
  • Aesop Rock is one of the world's great lyricists, rappers, and cat lovers.
    — Jeffrey Lee Puckett, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2017
  • No two lyricists write lyrics the same way, just as no two novelists write novels the same way.
    — Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Anaïs Mitchell was both the composer and lyricist on all the Hadestown songs.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Lamar won six awards total, including artist of the year, lyricist of the year and best live performer.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Country singer Kacey Musgraves is a clever lyricist who knows her way around a chord change.
    — Mark Richardson, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2018
  • Carly Simon is a very good lyricist, but there are few people in the world less rock and roll than her.
    — Vulture, 3 May 2022
  • Wilson was the chief songwriter for most of their hits, with Love his frequent lyricist.
    — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
  • But none of this might have happened had Menken not met lyricist Howard Ashman.
    — Jeff Bond, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The album takes the acclaimed lyricist from the rap world to jazz as a woodwind artist, highlighting him as a flutist.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • With so much going on in the world these days, for a lyricist like me, there has never been so much inspiration.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 17 June 2026
  • Having broken with his singer and his lyricist, Bacharach wandered in the wilderness.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Few rappers get to write alongside a Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Neil Peart, the longtime drummer and lyricist of the band Rush, has died at age 67.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2020
  • His music, much of it penned with lyricist Hal David, is still great 50 years later.
    — John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2018
  • An exceptional lyricist with even more brilliant ears.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • At the heart of this record, the lyrics are about a specific person that the band’s lyricist John Allen lost.
    — Aaron Carnes, sacbee, 1 June 2018
  • Tripp served as lyricist and producer, while Weisbord set the lyrics to music and played piano.
    — Morgan Smith, PEOPLE.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Kae Tempest was also recognised for his work as a songwriter and lyricist.
    — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But the best lyricist is the Gershwin of music, and that’s Paul Simon.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
  • Zero has been around for over 30 years and Dead lyricist Robert Hunter worked with them for a while.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2022
  • The famed British lyricist Tim Rice had come on board to help Menken with the stage musical.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
  • The group went on a lengthy hiatus after the death of frontman, lyricist, and singer Chester Bennington.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Across sounds for someone, he’s credited as the lyricist on every track and a producer on several.
    — Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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