How to Use writing in a Sentence

writing

noun
  • She has a unique writing style.
  • I asked a friend to critique my writing.
  • The novel's plot is okay, but the writing is horrible.
  • Few people nowadays care about the art of letter writing.
  • Her essay was a wonderful piece of writing.
  • Writing usually isn't a lucrative career, but it has been very fulfilling for me.
  • He teaches creative writing at the university.
  • Much of the best Japanese writing has not been translated into English.
  • Evans saw the writing on the wall.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Where does my writing come from?
    — Douglas Unger august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
  • There's a lot of writing in that book.
    — H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Put it in writing and say it out loud.
    — Bruce Staley, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The same can be said of the writing process.
    — Carolina Del Busto, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
  • That could be through writing lyrics.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The writing was enough, of course.
    — Eliana Ramage september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • What was the writing process like?
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Dream big, but put the plan in writing.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • Well, my writing process has not changed.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 9 June 2026
  • So a lot of my work has these dead ends in my writing.
    — Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The writing has been on the wall for quite some time now.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • At the time of writing, there are nine of these left to claim.
    — New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2026
  • As of this writing, the first phase of the deal has moved ahead.
    — Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The pace is, as of this writing, just shy of one per day.
    — Brendan King, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Keep up the great writing, Pat.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
  • That’s often a huge part of writing as well.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 June 2026
  • That goes for the writing and the talent.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 May 2026
  • This idea came about quite early in the writing process.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
  • There were not going to be any tears at my writing desk.
    — Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
  • And the writing is on the wall is a room full of tough women.
    — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • The idea stayed with him and guided his writing for decades.
    — Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026

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