How to Use biography in a Sentence

biography

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  • Much of the book reads like the Yoko chapter in a biography of John.
    — Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2022
  • John Adams, like a door-stopping biography, is one of the best of the form.
    — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 17 May 2022
  • The biography is just one of a slew of projects about Taylor's life that the estate has in the works.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Go to a used bookstore and check the biography shelves.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 30 July 2021
  • The story lines, too, blend the texture of true biography with the conceit of the show.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2021
  • In the past decade, Ben-Yosef and his team have rewritten the site’s biography.
    — Matti Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The names, faces and short biographies of the dead scrolled across television screens.
    — Author: Kathleen Parker, Alaska Dispatch News, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Dean devotes the first half of his book to a biography of Stuck.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2021
  • Such moments are what the very best biographies of artists strive for.
    — Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2017
  • One of them is on the jacket of Kai Bird’s new Carter biography.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The books were his way of making the silence speak—hence the title of this biography.
    — Sara Wheeler, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Since those times, the craft of biography has been transformed.
    — Sue Roe, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Yet at the heart of the story, as of Mary’s biography, were primeval sadnesses and fears.
    — The Economist, 17 Feb. 2018
  • Kahn entreats the reader on the first page of her biography.
    — Vogue, 6 Nov. 2019
  • The new Swift biography is also available for the same price on Walmart.com.
    — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The biographies of Prince William, 41, and Princess Kate, 42, have each been topped with photos taken within the last year.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
  • That prompted me to go find a good biography of Serra, and there weren’t any.
    — John Wilkens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Aug. 2017
  • Rock and jazz biographies are packed with tales of on-the-road licentiousness.
    — Philip Clark, The New York Review of Books, 28 Sep. 2023
  • This is less a biography than the anatomy of an empire.
    — The Economist, 20 June 2020
  • In the ’90s, there were three major biographies written.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Children were forced to pose with the green-and-red flag or recite Lukashenko’s biography.
    — New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The biography, out now, does not shy away from recent events.
    — Ko Bragg, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2021
  • Harari has a biography page on the WEF’s website, but Zopf said any attendee can have one.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
  • Burleigh Grimes, gives Wheat his due in this biography.
    — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Despite the false biography pushed by the movie studio, Rogers was not born a cowboy.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 19 June 2022
  • History, biography and some legal thrillers are at the top of the list.
    — Marvin Pave, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • That was also true of my second book, ‘The Path to Power,’ the first volume of the Johnson biography.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 14 June 2023
  • Keep reading to find out where to buy Joni Mitchell’s music, books and biographies online.
    — Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Suleimani’s biography as a pivotal figure in Iran and the region is well known.
    — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2020
  • That said, Shapiro’s last book was a biography of Julia Child.
    — Leah Garchik, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Oct. 2017

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