wordsmith

Example Sentences

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Lorenz Hart was a great American wordsmith, and a great American catastrophe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Until recently considered a sign of carelessness or even stupidity, the error is now seen by some to be the indelible fingerprint of a human wordsmith.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025

As a White House wordsmith during the final gloomy days of the Watergate scandal in 1974, young Khachigian wrote Nixon a memo “futilely pleading that he reject resignation,” he writes in the book.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2024

The author's biographical information describes him as an "enigmatic wordsmith from the bustling streets of Glasgow" and a "rising star of the literary world".

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024

I'm no wordsmith, but I'm just gonna do my best.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon