How to Use raconteur in a Sentence

raconteur

noun
  • Tony was a gifted raconteur known for his quick wit and sense of humor.
    — courant.com, 7 June 2019
  • In the end, Marsalis emerges as a musical raconteur of the best sort.
    — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The frontman razzle and rock ‘n’ roll raconteur remain.
    — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
  • Brinegar is known as a raconteur — the gal everyone wants to sit with at social events.
    — Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • He also became known as a one-of-a-kind character and raconteur.
    — Peter Applebome, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2022
  • Only Hackman could shift like that, from raconteur to angel of death.
    — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Cruise plays Barry as an aw-shucks raconteur, and the routine is amusing at first.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Over the course of 10 rootsy rock & roll songs, the music, words and singing wink, groove and raconteur.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 7 July 2022
  • Mark was brilliant, funny, a raconteur with a million stories.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Simon was also a writer, a raconteur and a great public speaker.
    — Tiffany Kelly, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
  • In her day, Newton had been a splendid raconteur, with friends like Shirley Chisholm.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2017
  • The British raconteur opened his goldmine of stories for the audience.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Broeksmit comes across as a skilled raconteur, but also erratic and impulsive.
    — Gian M. Volpicelli, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The artists who made them have been reduced here, in what may be this show’s only true insult, into mere raconteurs of women’s lives.
    — Jason Farago, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • Jim Dobson is an award-winning writer, author, and raconteur.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Willem Dafoe as a reluctant vampire hunger and raconteur of the occult rounds out the cast with a touch of comedic relief.
    — Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Lucky for us, Alfonso Cuarón is exactly that kind of raconteur.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Ever the raconteur, Smith discussed writing the book, her childhood, and even her fashion.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Todd is a raconteur who, with his therapist (Tracy Thoms), has mastered camp irony.
    — Armond White, National Review, 28 Feb. 2020
  • This campy musical provides a reflection on the life of Irish raconteur Wilde.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 30 May 2021
  • Dunne was a good writer, a spirited gossip, an inspired raconteur, and a hothead with a chronic temper.
    — WSJ, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The great Southern writer and raconteur died earlier this year, but her love for the holidays, like her life, was over-the-top.
    — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Baseball is a funny game, said Joe Garagiola, the old catcher and raconteur who died last month.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2016
  • Porter’s life was rife with sorrow, but outwardly, at least, he was seen as a good-natured raconteur with a sharp wit, especially after a few belts.
    — Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2019
  • Both the show and its raconteurs operate with infinite mischief—for example, a screen warns us at the start of the show that someone onstage might die.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
  • Cornfield draws out those stories like a raconteur teasing information between sips of bourbon.
    — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
  • His reputation as a YouTube raconteur has opened the door to bigger projects and greater financial reward.
    — Andrew Burton, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Juan Gay—playful raconteur, child lost and found and lost, guardian of the institutionalized—has a project to pass along to this new narrator.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 June 2024
  • The Moth’s closest friend, The Darter, an ex-boxer, is a smuggler and raconteur who takes Nathaniel under his wing.
    — Andrew Lanham, The New Republic, 8 June 2018
  • Yet, despite a healthy ego and a raconteur’s élan, after Lasseter’s callout—and some laughter in the room—Smith stayed in his seat and said nothing.
    — Steven Levy, Wired, 31 Aug. 2021

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