wonk
Example Sentences
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Richards sometimes spent days without leaving the studio, a wily guitar wonk dreaming up rugged riffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Colleagues, including some Republicans, describe her as reasonable and a policy wonk who loves spreadsheets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026
Facts are great when you’re a lawyer in court or when you’re a wonk writing policy briefs and refining legislative language.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2025
They also flesh out a portrait of Mr. Obama as a steady-as-she-goes, hyper-disciplined but not especially warm, policy wonk who scrolled the Brookings Institution website for ideas and had to overcome his own political mistakes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Tina was a bighearted policy wonk with an infectious laugh and more hustle than just about anyone I knew.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
