Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Despite the wonkiness of her title, Thompson displays a refreshing willingness to challenge school district officials.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

The card will go on sale “starting early June 2022,” though whether you’ll be able to buy one is another question entirely, with chip shortages and stock wonkiness still plaguing the GPU market.

From The Verge • May 17, 2022

“During normal times, the wonkiness of nominees to the sentencing commission might have allowed the package to move forward,” said David Safavian, general counsel of the American Conservative Union and an advocate of sentencing reform.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2020

“Rather than just make a joke off of the inner wonkiness of a situation, you kind of go one step up.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2018

The qualities that make Seymour Hersh a first-rate reporter — his hustle, his wonkiness, his nighthawk drive to unearth a radioactive fact and then top that fact — make him a second-rate memoirist.

From New York Times • May 28, 2018