How to Use specialist in a Sentence

specialist

noun
  • He saw a specialist for his foot problem.
  • She consulted a marketing specialist when she decided to go into business.
  • Both projects would have specialists on trains.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • And they're supposed to be the specialists in this area.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • But the trash had been turned over, and the specialists said that nothing could be done.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Here’s a look at his journey to become a three-point specialist.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • There are countless clinics and specialists around the world, so who are the very best of the best?
    — Nia Bowers, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
  • Well, the peer specialist would come back every day for 90 days.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Keaschall is expected to see a hand specialist next week.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The cleanup specialist inspects the code.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Louise let a specialist swab her body for the man’s DNA.
    — Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The specialist grabbed the child and held him in place until police arrived.
    — Ben Finley, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
  • For more complex issues, agents should know when to transfer the call to a specialist.
    — Logan Rush, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
  • This is one area where a specialist, like a financial planner, can help.
    — James Brewer, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
  • It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
  • It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
    — Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
  • It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
  • It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
  • It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
  • It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
  • It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2026
  • It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
  • It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
  • It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
  • It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The 28-year-old now makes a six-figure sum as a systems specialist.
    — Austen Hufford, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The feet are turned outwards in what specialists call the ‘sumo squat’ position.
    — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025

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