Third-person singular simple present indicative form of write.(verb)
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Use "writes" in a sentence
"It would appear that politics, as Lawrence Martin writes, is no place for an honest debate."
"I am never impressed with someone who writes from the head because it is all theory and no experience."
"“Until black church leaders adopt different Christian approaches, ‘Down Low’ practices will continue,” Griffin writes in reference to closeted, sexual activities of some black men with other men."