chronicle
noun
a chronological record of events; a history.
chronicler
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a word derived from
chronicle.
Example Sentences
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Daniel Yergin, vice chairman of S&P Global and a longtime chronicler of oil, said an energy crisis “registers instantaneously on the screen” while a food crisis “will unfold with the cycle of the seasons.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
"The Smyrnaeans have the river Meles, with its lovely water, and at its springs is the grotto, where they say Homer composed his poems," wrote the 2nd-century Greek chronicler and geographer Pausanias.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
As engaging a chronicler of his own life as Valdez is, his lessons in how to be seen and heard — and how to stay that way — feel especially timely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
As Andy Spinoza, the foremost chronicler of Manchester's turnaround, puts it: "Burnham jumped into a moving car, and by the end he was driving it."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Kote trailed off, nodding to himself “Yes, of course you are. Not a chronicler, the Chronicler.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
