How to Use raconteur in a Sentence

raconteur

noun

• In the end, Marsalis emerges as a musical raconteur of the best sort.
  — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 3 Nov. 2017
• Over the course of 10 rootsy rock & roll songs, the music, words and singing wink, groove and raconteur.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 7 July 2022
• Tony was a gifted raconteur known for his quick wit and sense of humor.
  — courant.com, 7 June 2019
• In her day, Newton had been a splendid raconteur, with friends like Shirley Chisholm.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2017
• A beloved raconteur and local philanthropist known as Mr. Palm Springs, Haber died last year at the age of 80.
  — Diana Marcum, latimes.com, 21 May 2017
• Cruise plays Barry as an aw-shucks raconteur, and the routine is amusing at first.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Sep. 2017
• The Moth’s closest friend, The Darter, an ex-boxer, is a smuggler and raconteur who takes Nathaniel under his wing.
  — Andrew Lanham, The New Republic, 8 June 2018
• The British raconteur opened his goldmine of stories for the audience.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2017
• Brinegar is known as a raconteur — the gal everyone wants to sit with at social events.
  — Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
• He also became known as a one-of-a-kind character and raconteur.
  — Peter Applebome, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2022
• Mank is the story of Herman J. Mankiewicz, renowned screenwriter, raconteur, and drunk.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2020
• The great Southern writer and raconteur died earlier this year, but her love for the holidays, like her life, was over-the-top.
  — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2020
• Yet, despite a healthy ego and a raconteur’s élan, after Lasseter’s callout—and some laughter in the room—Smith stayed in his seat and said nothing.
  — Steven Levy, Wired, 31 Aug. 2021
• The artists who made them have been reduced here, in what may be this show’s only true insult, into mere raconteurs of women’s lives.
  — Jason Farago, New York Times, 1 June 2023
• Like any great raconteur, he’s mastered the beats, rhythms, cadences and pauses that go into any good story.
  — Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2022
• This campy musical provides a reflection on the life of Irish raconteur Wilde.
  — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 30 May 2021
• Todd is a raconteur who, with his therapist (Tracy Thoms), has mastered camp irony.
  — Armond White, National Review, 28 Feb. 2020
• That’s my great teacher Bobby Lewis, who was a member of the Group Theatre in the ’30s and was a magnificent, funny, great raconteur.
  — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2022
• The raconteur buddies starting calling themselves The Moths.
  — Matt Wake, AL.com, 18 Aug. 2017
• Light skinned with reddish hair, Mr. Franklin was a raconteur who relished being the center of attention.
  — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 25 June 2019
• Casas, who performed as Dianne de Las Casas, brought her skills as a raconteur to libraries and conferences across the country and beyond.
  — Laura McKnight, NOLA.com, 23 Aug. 2017
• Baseball is a funny game, said Joe Garagiola, the old catcher and raconteur who died last month.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2016
• The third is the densest, casting Jeffrey Wright as a James Baldwin–like raconteur whose profile of a chef sparks a war in the criminal underworld.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2021
• Harry Crews, the Bacon County native and Dionysian raconteur.
  — Atlanta Life, ajc, 2 June 2017
• The Hollywood Reporter sat down with the raconteur to look back at the show's history and lasting impact as Laugh-In celebrates 50 years.
  — Marc Freeman, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2018
• His reputation as a YouTube raconteur has opened the door to bigger projects and greater financial reward.
  — Andrew Burton, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2022
• With a raconteur’s rhythm, Manenzhe, a South African villager and storyteller, brings to life a painful piece of history, enriched with myths and lore.
  — Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
• Kyle, 24, isn't an outraged surveyor of inner-city hardship (like Ice Cube) nor a stylish gangland raconteur (like Snoop Dogg).
  — Mikael Wood, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
• In later years, holding court on the phone from her home in Las Vegas, Pridgon was a gifted and entertaining raconteur.
  — Chris Campion, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2021
• Broeksmit comes across as a skilled raconteur, but also erratic and impulsive.
  — Gian M. Volpicelli, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024