Pulitzer Prize

noun

Pu·lit·zer Prize ˈpu̇-lət-sər-

ˈpyü-

: any of various annual prizes (as for outstanding literary or journalistic achievement) established by the will of Joseph Pulitzer

called also Pulitzer

Examples of Pulitzer Prize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Those articles helped spur the court to adopt its first-ever code of conduct and received a Pulitzer Prize. —

ProPublica, 7 Nov. 2024 In 1947, Ives’s Third Symphony, a stately mashup of Christian hymns, won him a Pulitzer Prize. —

Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 In 1990, Wilson’s play, The Piano Lesson was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for its dramatized narrative of painting a realistically complicated portrait of Black American family life in Mississippi and Pittsburgh from 1911 to 1936 during the Jim Crow era. —

Malik William, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024 The emotional and incisive play was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2019. —

Adam Tamburin, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Pulitzer Prize

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of Pulitzer Prize was in 1918

See more words from the same year

Cite this Entry

Style

“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation