How to Use pundit in a Sentence

pundit

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  • One of the network pundits now joined the anchor onscreen.
    — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro also hosted the pair on his show.
    — Ana Faguy, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • At the time, pundits blamed older voters who didn’t want to vote for a gay love story.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2024
  • This has led some pundits to worry that the company has lost its way.
    — James Morris, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Many pundits have noted that the first two states are deep blue and high tax while the latter are red and do not levy state income taxes.
    — Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Many box office pundits are wondering if the film can even make it to the $150 million worldwide mark.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The report ricocheted through the right-wing pundit universe.
    — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
  • After the trauma of 9/11, pundits once again declared the age of the skyscraper over, but in the last two decades towers around the world have only gotten bigger.
    — Michael Snyder, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
  • After this pundit changed eight of them to the alternate picks, the lesson learned is the right answer is often the most obvious one.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Some pundits thought the film could triumph in the makeup and hairstyling category, but that award, like a number of other craft prizes, went to Poor Things.
    — Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Most pundits have been hyper-focused on the end game being a recession.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2023
  • And Fox’s institutional integrity would be on the line, as well as that of its pundits.
    — Jane E. Kirtley, The Conversation, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Trump has led all of his rivals in national and Iowa polling, and many Beltway pundits expect Trump to win on Monday.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Given the spelling, most pundits assumed the Neighbourhood were British.
    — Mike Wass, Variety, 2 May 2023
  • Many pundits marked the moment as a turning point for his campaign, which would end with him as the Democratic nominee.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Trump’s campaign is setting its sights on a lower number than many pundits: 13.
    — TIME, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Get used to it from national pundits, who believe the Bearcats will struggle in their step up to a Power Five conference.
    — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 16 May 2023
  • As fans and pundits fixate on who’ll become the next coach, bear in mind that both of the Spanos Era’s golden chapters began not with the hiring of a coach but the hiring of a GM who then hired a coach.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2023
  • But pundits don’t think the biggest worry would be a pivot towards Trump, but rather a shift towards detachment and not showing up to the polls.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 30 Jan. 2024
  • On Wednesday, Saban was asked about his approach when fans and pundits forecast the end of Alabama’s run of greatness.
    — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The trial date is currently set for March 2024, but pundits believe this date could be pushed back as the appeal continues.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Every four years some pundit somewhere says this is the most important election of our lifetimes.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
  • This after pundits in sports media and on bar stools and message boards have spent three months predicting which team will want which player.
    — Elena Bergeron, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • But confounding the pundits, BMW’s strategy has paid off.
    — Jack Ewing, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • As soon as the confetti stops falling, most pundits start thinking about next season and who could be among the favorites to cut down the nets at the 2024 Final Four in Glendale, Arizona.
    — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Over the last few weeks, the White House has joined left-of-center economists (and pundits and politicians) in fretting that the voting public isn’t giving Biden enough credit.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Surely among the reasons are factors that outside pundits have cited.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The legal activity, pundits have said, has helped boost the former president in polling.
    — John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Rookie edge rusher Byron Young has 1½ sacks for a unit that has played better than most pundits expected.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
  • In 2022, The Atlantic found that rage baiting was also a common tactic for far-right pundits and politicians to gain engagement.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024

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