How to Use wordsmith in a Sentence

wordsmith

noun
  • Back then, people fought for sport and who was the best wordsmith.
    — Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Leave it to a local wordsmith to know the best place in town to read a book.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Well, our show was more like a play, and Jesse and the writers are just master wordsmiths.
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 31 May 2023
  • Out that saw the wordsmith add insult to injury in his attack of Drake.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 20 June 2024
  • Tom was a craftsman, a wordsmith (although a bad speller) of the first order.
    — Nick Canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 July 2017
  • There are other new entries Sokolowski likes, from a wordsmith's view.
    — Leanne Italie, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2018
  • His tone is assertive, the genre-transcending wordsmith boasting about his talents, squad and wins.
    — Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 13 June 2022
  • Even without the mainstream coverage, her gift as a wordsmith placed her on a national stage.
    — Shelby Stewart, Chron, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The teenage wordsmith recognizes that Detroit has everyone’s eyes on it right now.
    — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Homeboy Sandman is one of hip-hop’s most gifted wordsmiths, known for building songs around clever concepts.
    — Washington Post, 27 July 2023
  • An outstanding producer and a clever wordsmith.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Following also was a panel discussion with each of the wordsmiths.
    — Sue Ellen Ross, Post-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2017
  • This next month is a wonderful time to couple up with fellow artists, visionaries, and wordsmiths.
    — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 9 Oct. 2017
  • Headed by Supa Bwe, the show features a litany of young wordsmiths who are ready to be the next household name in the city.
    — Efrain Dorado, RedEye Chicago, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Tatum’s dim-witted himbo, who harbors a schoolboy crush for the wordsmith, is determined to rescue her.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Fear not, wordsmiths and storytellers, for the art of dialogue can be mastered with practice, patience and a keen ear for the rhythm of human speech.
    — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
  • McDonagh is a prize-winning playwright and the best wordsmith on this roster of nominees.
    — Scott Phillips, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Followers were quick to notice the book, and praised Kelly’s aspiring wordsmith.
    — Megan Stein, Country Living, 4 Sep. 2018
  • Megan Thee Stallion is a lithe clotheshorse of a wordsmith whose lyricall bread and butter is commanding men to pleasure her.
    — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Any day can be Christmas when quirky wordsmith and vocalist Elizabeth Chan comes to town.
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The superstar’s talent as a wordsmith makes this collection of gags, drawn from five decades of performance, a master class in how to construct a joke.
    — Staff Reports Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Wordle en masse – little green, gray, and yellow box emojis communicate the fury or favor of players trying to be the sharpest wordsmith.
    — Jamal Michel, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Though the mainstream country's most successful wordsmith of the past decade, Gorley sang and played the keyboard along with Malone's hits.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 18 June 2024
  • De La Ghetto is a consummate wordsmith who brings an amazing singing voice and a unique vision to the Latin urban market.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2020
  • Ever the wordsmith, Capote crafts a moment of nostalgic sweetness before bringing down the hammer in the final paragraph.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 25 Oct. 2016
  • Quotes from the wordsmith and striking photos peppered the Christie's exhibit, on display in the days before the auction and open to the public to peruse.
    — Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023
  • In terms of lyricism, 21 Savage ranks himself as the top wordsmith currently rapping out of Atlanta.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But Fleming leaps past other wry wordsmiths with his constant, unrelenting effort to wring every last drop of laughter out of every single premise.
    — John Roy, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
  • And someone who has a job at the New York Times as a wordsmith should know the difference between a specific and a general audience.
    — Fox News, 5 Aug. 2018
  • Raised by a single mother who worked 12-hour days, the young Katorah Marrero became a precocious wordsmith and the first girl ever to join her school’s football team.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 Sep. 2019

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