How to Use calligrapher in a Sentence

calligrapher

noun
  • Be sure to have the calligrapher write your guests' first and last names on the front and the back of the place card.
    Tinsley Mortimer, Town & Country, 3 May 2017
  • Curlicues of sauce on the plate appear to be etched by a calligrapher.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 15 July 2022
  • Yet not all of the artists are calligraphers, and not all of the calligraphy is Chinese.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 July 2019
  • The tradition extends to names on the wall drawn by a calligrapher of those making Olympic teams.
    David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Mr. Teshigawara is a calligrapher whose brush rarely leaves the paper.
    Brian Seibert, New York Times, 14 July 2017
  • To make the task a bit more fun, Vogue sought out advice from calligraphers whose unmatched artistry will wow your receiver.
    Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2018
  • Dry the leaves and write your guests' names on them using permanent marker, or get out your calligrapher's pen.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The go-to calligrapher is Bernard Maisner, whose clients fly him first class around the country for consultations.
    Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2023
  • My father was a poet and a calligrapher who sometimes had a temper.
    Kaya Laterman, New York Times, 15 July 2023
  • The president marveled at the fancy handwriting on the four-course menu placards and seemed unaware of the term calligrapher.
    Philip Rucker, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Kristen Langer is an art teacher and calligrapher who is planning to set up virtual wallets for her niece and nephew as a present.
    Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Before stepping into the spotlight as a future royal and prior to her role on Suits, Meghan Markle worked as a calligrapher.
    Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • When the 1947 Partition rends India, the perfumer’s son is parted from his love, a Muslim calligrapher.
    Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The ostensible paragon in this case is a former sign painter and calligrapher named Rahim ( Amir Jadidi ).
    Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Type in the address and a note, and Punkpost will send a handwritten card (by talented calligraphers) to your recipient via snail mail.
    Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 17 Jan. 2020
  • With a full choir performing hymns, a forest of pine trees, and calligraphers crafting handmade cards, there was plenty for guests to take in—but the evening’s biggest thrill came courtesy of the campaign’s stars.
    Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2018
  • DiLiegro was raised, if not spawned, in Newton, Mass., the youngest son of a Nike account manager and a wedding invitation calligrapher.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022
  • As one of the most sought after artist-calligraphers in the world, Stephanie Fishwick receives hundreds of requests each year for special event correspondence.
    Katie Kiefner, Vogue, 10 July 2018
  • Inspired by the ultimate luxury of time, an on-site calligrapher is one way brands can celebrate the lost art of handwriting and add value to their brands.
    Marilisa Barbieri, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • While the aesthetic of the invitation is fairly established, Markle, who used to be a freelance calligrapher, will likely have thoughts about the style of pensmanship used to print the guests' names.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Historian and calligrapher Tim O’Neill notes that it may have been used for drawing fine lines, which would have been more difficult to produce with a standard feather quill.
    Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2021
  • His father, a calligrapher among other talents, and mother, a teacher, had moved to Israel but returned to New York before Jonnie was born.
    Michael Shapiro, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2019
  • There Daiyu finds work sweeping the floors of a school run by a master calligrapher whose teachings form the spiritual and intellectual core of this novel.
    New York Times, 3 Apr. 2022
  • One of her father’s uncles, a sculptor and calligrapher, had been an official seal carver to the Meiji emperor.
    Margalit Fox, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2021
  • During the holidays and for retail special events, a master calligrapher can use their skills to heighten the importance of the occasion and pay respect to the lost art of cursive and copperplate script style.
    Marilisa Barbieri, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The Chinese characters on the signs were handwritten by Tan Bingzhong (譚炳忠), a prominent local calligrapher.
    New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Then use stencils or stickers (or enlist the help of a professional calligrapher) to add lettering.
    Grace Gallagher, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2022
  • This Korean calligrapher creates gorgeous, large-scale works of art.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Meghan worked as a freelance calligrapher and even crafted wedding invitations for her famous friends.
    Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Chip, Jo, and their team are looking for creative types (designers, writers, artists, photographers, calligraphers, etc.) who are willing to move to Texas to submit their work by February 25th.
    Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 20 Feb. 2018

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