news story

Example Sentences

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He later prompted it to write a news story based on Thiel’s comments, guiding it with a specific headline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The paper’s management reportedly spiking a news story about this week’s layoffs means the outlet is all but dead now.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Don Lemon detailed the moments surrounding his incarceration and his experience as a journalist becoming the center of a news story.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

This is a breaking news story, more details will be added soon.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

I’m reminded of a news story, early in my editing career in Iowa, about a Pioneer Days celebration, complete with covered wagons and costumed “settlers.”

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner