wordsmith
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A talented wordsmith who writes his own books, and with a bestselling memoir penned before he considered running for office?
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
“If there’s a way around that, sure, I’d be at the table saying, ‘Lawyers, wordsmith something to get out of that,’ ” McNeill said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2025
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
But Tariq liked to think himself a wordsmith, so it all got worse after they started hanging around.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
But Major League Baseball today isn’t defined by crafty wordsmiths on the mound with their own styles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He also praised "great wordsmiths" from Northern Ireland including the poet Seamus Heaney, novelist Anna Burns and musician Van Morrison.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
He consults great wordsmiths such as Joan Didion, Joni Mitchell and Annie Dillard to convey the fear and awe that California weather inspires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
They’re a rare opportunity to meet other wordsmiths and talk shop, whether sharing plot devices or navigating the opaque publishing world.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
Over the years, wordsmiths from Noah Webster to Jacques Barzun have suggested that maybe we should ditch Choose one: The girl that married dear old Dad or The girl who married dear old Dad.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
