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
The younger McCreary was the propelling wordsmith on “One Fine Day.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
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
I'm no wordsmith, but I'm just gonna do my best.
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
She was best known for her outspoken advocacy and her charismatic delivery and was a friend of fellow wordsmiths Maya Angelou, Sonia Sanchez, Gwendolyn Brooks, James Baldwin and Toni Morrison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024
As wordsmiths, we wield the quill that can amplify these narratives and rouse readers to action.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2023
Accomplished wordsmiths identify a need while writing, or spot a problem in a sentence while revising, and when all goes well the suitable word or construction pops into mind.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
