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Examples of writer's block in a Sentence
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The comedian stars as Felix, a playboy bachelor who reconnects with his daughter Laura (Rashida Jones), a successful author and mother struggling with writer's block.
—Robert English, EW.com, 21 Aug. 2023
Struck with writer's block after completing Boxers & Saints, Yang was inspired by his wife to build his next graphic novel on the story that was unfolding around him.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 May 2023
Even Shakespeare suffered from writer's block, or at least that's the premise of the late '90s period romantic comedy, Shakespeare in Love.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
He was documented experiencing writer's block, discussing those struggles with fellow musicians and looking back on traumatic memories to provide writing material for D-Day.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023
The story follows Augustus, a literary fiction author, and January, a romance novelist, who are in neighboring beach houses and struggling with writer's block.
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Ahead of her freshman year at NYU, Lenore and her family take off on a Mediterranean cruise.
—Town & Country, 15 July 2023
The band members talk about the journey to transcending singer Matt Berninger's initial writer's block, and the new album's collaborations with Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers Matt Berninger felt paralyzed.
—Alex Swhear, Variety, 28 Apr. 2023
He'll be documented experiencing writer's block, discussing such hurdles with fellow musicians and looking back on traumatic memories to provide writing material for D-Day.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
In this ultra-scary film, writer Jack Torrance takes on a job as a caretaker for an isolated Colorado hotel, in the hopes of overcoming his writer's block.
—Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 10 Oct. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near writer's block
Cite this Entry
“Writer's block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writer%27s%20block. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
writer's block
noun
: a usually temporary psychological condition in which a writer is unable to proceed with a piece of writing
Medical Definition
writer's block
noun
wri·ter's block
ˈrīt-ərz-
: a psychological inhibition preventing a writer from proceeding with a piece of writing
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