EDITOR in a Sentence

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49 example sentences for EDITOR, such as:
1. He is the editor of a daily paper.
2. The editor and the rector preach at them.
3. The editor dummied up the editorial page.
4. He fired off an angry letter to the editor.
5. She's the editor of a popular women's magazine.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of EDITOR
editor
 n.  (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data
 n.  a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
Classic Sentence: (16 in 2 pages)
1  Loren Wheeler, editor of the Dauntless, led the orchestra, with a ruler and a totally inaccurate sense of rhythm.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
2  The editor and the rector preach at them.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
3  He wrote a furious article, attacking the musical taste of the town, and asked me to do him a great service by taking it to the editor of the morning paper.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3. Lena Lingard: IV
4  The millionaire suggested that Adams bring Jurgis along, and then start up the subject of "pure food," in which the editor was interested.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 31
5  There was the host himself, a tall, athletic young man, clad in evening dress, as also was the editor, a dyspeptic-looking gentleman named Maynard.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 31
6  The other man had been in the midst of a discussion with the editor when Adams and Jurgis came in; and at the suggestion of the host they resumed it after the interruption.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 31
7  And then the editor wanted to know upon what ground Dr. Schliemann asserted that it might be possible for a society to exist upon an hour's toil by each of its members.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 31
8  "I do not follow that," said the editor.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 31
9  The Thatchers were there, the Harpers, the Rogerses, Aunt Polly, Sid, Mary, the minister, the editor, and a great many more, and all dressed in their best.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
10  The editor was reading, with apparent delight, a leading article in the same paper on beet-sugar, probably a composition of his own.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 86. The Trial.
11  in different colors on each, and the weekly newspaper called, The Pickwick Portfolio, to which all contributed something, while Jo, who reveled in pens and ink, was the editor.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TEN
12  One day my editor wished to have a series of articles upon begging in the metropolis, and I volunteered to supply them.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
13  "That will attract purchasers," said the ingenious editor.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER I—THE YEAR 1817
14  These criticisms continued for several weeks, until I finally received a letter from the editor of the Age-Herald, published in Birmingham, Ala.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XV.
15  Pennington, among clergymen, Douglas and Ward, among editors, are well known instances.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
Example Sentence: (33 in 3 pages)
1  The editor said a lot of readers would be incensed by my article on abortion.
2  The editor omitted the third paragraph from the article.
3  Before becoming a full-blown director, he worked as the film editor on Citizen Kane.
4  When she left college, she got a job as an editor in a publishing company.
5  I was promoted to editor and then editorial director.
6  He fired off an angry letter to the editor.
7  She's the editor of a popular women's magazine.
8  He has no plans to retire as editor of the magazine.
9  Under the new editor, the magazine has undergone a metamorphosis.
10  The editor of the newspaper was condemned as lacking integrity.
11  The newspaper editor is obviously in bed with the President.
12  The editor dummied up the editorial page.
13  He is the editor of a daily paper.
14  I refer to your recent application and interview and am pleased to offer you the post of editor.
15  The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of the editor.