Example Sentences

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She worked as a copy editor in Philadelphia.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Mr. Neil began his professional writing career with the Spectator, a local free weekly, and began working for The News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C., as a copy editor in 1989.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

“I have been on strike for a third of my professional life,” said Erin Hebert, a 32-year-old copy editor at the Post-Gazette.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

ChatGPT does, however, need a human copy editor.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

Only then does it go to the copy editor, who starts another couple of rounds of tweaking.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker