How to Use politician in a Sentence

politician

noun
  • Not a great month for politicians at big games.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • What have politicians said about the ban?
    — Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • And politicians of the time were forced to choose.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The politicians had told her they’d win—they’d promised it.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Why does art strike a chord with us in ways that words and politicians can't?
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Only politicians let that get in the way.
    — Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Not all of them are Democrats and not all of them are politicians.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • Don’t give more control to the politicians who have failed you.
    — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a lot of politicians from their countries there right now.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • If politicians chose their constituents’ jobs over their own.
    — The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The politician who said that was Thomas Massie.
    — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
  • Even New York's politicians are sick of it.
    — CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • There’s a lot of future politicians.
    — Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
  • And that’s what politicians tap into.
    — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • First, politicians like to cut ribbons.
    — Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • That's not a promise from a politician, but from the Word.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • But unity doesn’t work well for politicians looking to make waves.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
  • At least one populist politician thinks Sanders didn’t go far enough.
    — Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
  • This goes beyond a debate for lawyers and politicians.
    — Yoca Arditi-Rocha, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
  • And yet the Democrat politicians don’t care.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
  • After all, politicians rarely allow bad ideas to die.
    — Maurice O'Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
  • This isn’t about asking pro athletes to be politicians.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But most politicians stick to the script, wearing muted garb.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • So, the politicians must do more than push back against the White House tyrant.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Some politicians said the punishments didn't go far enough.
    — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But politicians remain split on the path forward.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026
  • Whatever the politicians say, many want to be kinder to the planet as well.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • For decades, politicians have sold tariffs as a tonic for the working class.
    — Washington Post Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Releasing the files, at least, is not a burn any politician can control.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Pelosi is the rare politician who publicly shares little about her private life.
    — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Nov. 2022

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