Example Sentences
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On the clock and off, I am a gadget problem solver.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Wilson’s handling of the event played into his campaign narrative as a competent problem solver.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023
“You need a creative problem solver, because almost everything you have is going to be a creative problem,” she says.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2023
Photographer, filmmaker and enterprising problem solver Lisa Law was reportedly given $3,000 and an imperative to go into the city and get provisions.
From Salon • Sep. 17, 2023
Cat was the problem solver, the one who knew Chicken well enough to know the difference between what he said and what he meant.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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