How to Use wonk in a Sentence

wonk

noun
  • The biggest race in the District this year may be a war of the wonks.
    — Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2018
  • It's got a cool, futuristic wonk to its mid-aught synth vibes.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 4 Jan. 2018
  • And as countless health wonks have noted, there are lots of problems with that.
    — Robert Verbruggen, National Review, 16 June 2019
  • Stearns’ reputation is that of a wonk.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Now, Musk is seeking to move the issue out of the realm of policy wonks.
    — Richard Nieva, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • But these are not outcomes lefty politicians and policy wonks seem keen to grapple with.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Special economic zones and tax reform are among the wheezes his wonks propose.
    — The Economist, 15 Aug. 2019
  • At first glance, this might seem most relevant to economists and other wonks.
    — Valentina Zarya, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2018
  • But electoral politics is often not that hospitable to nerdy wonks.
    — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, 27 June 2019
  • The execs, wonks, and writers came in time, but NBA diehards were the first rush.
    — Chris Ballard, SI.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Perhaps that label will no longer be applied to a bunch of hapless wonks and economists.
    — David Roberts, Vox, 14 Nov. 2018
  • This isn't a command-line interface just for hardcore wonks, either.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
  • But cyberwar wonks also say that old-fashioned deterrence needs to play a role, too.
    — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The paper on telecoms was co-written by in-house wonks and external academics.
    — The Economist, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Finishing lessons Finland’s decline may make the wonks who rushed to copy its schools seem silly.
    — The Economist, 5 Dec. 2019
  • The sweet and sour producer's latest single hooks with fat synth melodies only to fall hard on some real, nasty wonk.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2017
  • Consumers aren’t stressing out Policy wonks and bankers keep a close eye on all things Fed.
    — Susan Tompor, ajc, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Despite their sketchy record on the topic, wonks are still on the hunt for the new Mr Median.
    — The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Consumers aren't stressing out Policy wonks and bankers keep a close eye on all-things Fed.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The vibe is just right for O'Donnell and King, who are political wonks through and through.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Marie Claire, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Sullivan is more of an inside player, the relentless wonk at Biden’s side.
    — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • On Wednesday, Soules painted himself as a policy wonk of sorts.
    — Jasper Scherer, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Some may not be obvious to the casual observer, or even to savvy energy wonks.
    — Alexandra Klass, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
  • House Speaker Paul Ryan has lost his shine as a wonk of unusual ability.
    — Jamelle Bouie, Slate Magazine, 28 Mar. 2017
  • In the hours after splashdown, space wonks noticed a large, unusual-looking white patch on the otherwise dark and scorched heat shield.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Message Extraction From the first announcement, the project drew in an army of nerds and puzzle wonks.
    — Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2023
  • On the issues Moore has described himself as a policy wonk who will get into the weeds of governing.
    — Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2022
  • Some industry insiders and policy wonks will say the public needs a few economics lessons.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But as a policy wonk and politician, Warren has often been much more of a pragmatist than Sanders.
    — Abigail Abrams, Time, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Actor Robert DeNiro is the latest entertainment wonk who knows just what's best for the country.
    — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2017

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