biographer
Example Sentences
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In the words of biographer David Reynolds, Brown’s execution helped “spark” the Civil War.
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
Leo didn’t want to get involved in politics, he told his biographer Allen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
For the historian or biographer, such details are inescapably important; for the lay reader, they can become wearisome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
The Beethoven biographer Jan Swafford put it this way: “ ‘Missa Solemnis’ is Beethoven talking to God, man to man.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Warily watching the British in Boston, “Washington frequently had Billy Lee remove his mahogany and brass spyglass from its handsome leather case so he could engage in surveillance of his adversary,” biographer Ron Chernow records.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
