stringer

Example Sentences

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“Make it staff,” Faas said—meaning a member of AP, not a lowly stringer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

She contributed to the New York Times as an election stringer during the 2024 presidential election and reported on culture and politics at the Paris Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

As a high school junior, he signed on as a stringer, feeding varsity wrestling and hockey results to the paper’s sports department.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

The findings by the Pentagon's inspector general said US officials in Washington DC and Europe had failed to properly account for thousands of weapons, including stringer launchers and air defence missiles.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024

One sent in a stringer to nose around The Coffee Pot Cafe for a human-interest story since it was August, a slow month for news.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck