Pulitzer Prizes

Cultural  

1. A series of prizes awarded annually since 1917 for high achievement in American journalism, literature, drama, and music. They were endowed by the newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer.

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Example Sentences

She was also part of WSJ teams that were awarded Pulitzer Prizes for national reporting on Elon Musk in 2025, and for the Capital Assets series in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

At the AP’s Saigon bureau in 1962, Arnett found himself surrounded by a formidable roster of journalists, including bureau chief Malcolm Browne and photo editor Horst Faas, who between them would win three Pulitzer Prizes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025

The Post won three Pulitzer Prizes last month, including one in national reporting for a vivid series on the impact of the AR-15 rifle.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2024

"This is an American media outlet that has won 53 Pulitzer Prizes," Lapid said in a statement.

From Salon • May 21, 2024

It appears that the whole family had great talents, as his grandfather was a Brigadier General, his father a Colonel, and both Stephen and his brother William Rose Benet won Pulitzer Prizes for poetry.

From Young Adventure, a Book of Poems by Benét, Stephen Vincent