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Example sentences for: maven

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Quoth the Maven
Like clockword--I mean clockwork , of course--Bill Safire's books come down the pike, each inscribed with a friendly greeting from the man described as “the language maven.”
I'm indebted to Republican political maven Rich Galen and his e-mail newsletter "Mullings" for putting the Hillary interview in its proper context: It's the media's "August story," an overhyped journalistic frenzy designed to cover the fact that when the shrinks go on vacation, there is virtually no real news.
Uncowed by the posturing and brinkmanship attributed to both sides, Albright quickly switched gears, from passive envoy to diplomacy maven.
William Safire Language Maven Strikes Again.