How to Use politico in a Sentence

politico

noun
  • Rounding out the group were the politicos.
    — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
  • May the pueblo be ready to shut up the Eastside politico once and for all.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The politico class gobbled up huevos rancheros in sharp suits and power skirts.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Casey was known as a tough, brash politico who often clashed with the city’s business elite.
    — Dallas News, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Levin is enough of a natural politico to get along with just about anyone.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The worms, not the anti-science politicos.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
  • Other Texas politicos chimed in.
    — Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 2 May 2026
  • So do so many cradle-to-grave politicos — in both major parties.
    — Ken Fisher, USA TODAY, 13 May 2018
  • Odds are that the actors’ union, with its star power and politico ties, will be a key player in that fight.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
  • Beyond obligatory hearings and sound bites, the politicos need to stay out of this.
    — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Boxers can give politicos a run for their money in spinning outcomes.
    — John Henry, star-telegram, 2 Mar. 2018
  • But it's not always been sunshine and roses for the 56-year-old politico.
    — Daniel Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The shifts do spotlight the race as one that Democrats want their donors and politicos to pay attention to.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
  • These are ambitious young politicos.
    — Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
  • That’s not to say the institute will let any prominent politico speak on any topic.
    — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Most politicos at the time saw Portune as the sacrificial lamb in that race.
    — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • From politicos to newsmakers, people offered prayers and good thoughts.
    — Carolyn McAtee Cerbin, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2018
  • As Mueller spoke, politicos and others sought the rhetorical upper hand on what to make of it all.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, azcentral, 24 July 2019
  • The start of Jesse Eisenberg's first-ever day as a politico felt a bit like a scene from one of his movies.
    — Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader, 11 Mar. 2018
  • Donna Brazile, the Democratic politico, stands out in my mind.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 July 2023
  • The marketing strategist and die-hard politico knew the photo could be released at any moment.
    — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • President Biden wasn’t the only politico to catch the coronavirus in the last week.
    — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022
  • Which is why every politico -- in both parties -- is waiting to hear what Sununu decides.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Baer is the latest Ohio politico to endorse Ramaswamy over Yost.
    — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Baer is the latest Ohio politico to endorse Ramaswamy over Yost.
    — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2025
  • And for any politico concerned solely with electability, the good news is the results follow the morals anyhow.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
  • After a game of politico musical chairs, the ballot for open county seats has been finalized.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
  • What politicos want to know is whether the positive economic news will turn around Biden’s dismal poll numbers.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 18 July 2023
  • Then, the former Butler County politico was brought back to life to face a crumbling legacy.
    — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 11 June 2018
  • In the meantime, New Hampshire politicos have been abuzz about who is most likely to step up and run for governor.
    — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023

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