playwright

Examples Sentences

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.
Recent Examples of playwright My mother was a playwright, and writing music for theatre was a natural progression as a budding musician. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024 Irish playwright and Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett, who died in 1989, has long been considered one of the most creative literary minds of his age. Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024 Unlike her wryly astute essays, the playwright scarcely reckons with the thorny nuances of mourning, and instead settles for a rather pat depiction of grief. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 The playwright was inspired to put in a moment that causes all of Joan's memories to come flooding back by his own experiences with his father. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for playwright 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
Noun
  • For many older writers, minimalism becomes an increasingly vital part of their continued practice.
    Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Staff writer Laura Lancaster’s ideal headlamp would have a single button for on, off, and red.
    Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The 2016 election and the COVID pandemic: the two major moments of the past eight years that are irresistible to dramatists but are notoriously tricky to get right.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The literary award went to Norwegian dramatist and author Jon Fosse in 2023 and French author Annie Ernaux in 2022.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • John Wick 3 screenwriter Chris Collins has partnered with film producer Kelly McKee (Paterno, The Crow) and veteran entertainment attorney Ken Browning to launch a genre media production banner, Generator Entertainment.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Both actors attended the 15th Governors Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Nov. 18, where Grant, 64, delivered a hilarious speech honoring screenwriter Richard Curtis.
    John Russell, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Published: Nov 18, 2024 Blair Braverman Outside contributor Blair Braverman is the author, most recently, of ‘Small Game’ and ‘Dogs on the Trail’ and lives in northern Wisconsin.
    Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The study’s authors Talia Yashuv and Leore Grosman, both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, tested that hypothesis by successfully spinning flax into yarn using replicas of the stones.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024

Thesaurus Entries Near playwright

Cite this Entry

“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on playwright

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!