How to Use interviewee in a Sentence

interviewee

noun
Definition of intervieweenext
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  • He asked the interviewee some very personal questions.
  • If the interviewee moves to the next stage of the process, they're put on the mic in front of about 20 to 30 staff members.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The interviewees work in a range of roles across the industry.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Ask about which coach made the better boss and who was the more engaging interviewee and both laugh.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2019
  • The interviewee is placed in an empty play area to get used to their surroundings.
    — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2020
  • The interviewees’ race, class, gender and point of view were no obstacles for her.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • But interviews take time and can tell you only as much as the interviewee knows.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2020
  • To be able to see things from the perspectives of my interviewees and my subjects has been a big influence.
    — Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books, 24 Mar. 2020
  • In the second half, one of her interviewees makes a statement that ignites a scandal.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 5 July 2023
  • And what about my interviewee who clawed his way out of homelessness?
    — Craig Taylor, Time, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The one thing all interviewees shared was a powerful love for their children.
    — Kathryn Streeter, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2019
  • The second interviewee, however, didn’t hold her fire when asked what her thoughts were on MGK.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Perhaps the interviewee was late to the appointment or was not well prepared.
    — Luciana Paulise, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • But still, every interviewee spoke of the sense of pride and accomplishment that came out of their purchase.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 30 Dec. 2019
  • At the end, Drake revealed himself to the astonishment of the interviewees.
    — Maria Yagoda, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
  • One interviewee argues that Jewish people shouldn’t have been killed, but should have been moved away to a new country.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 21 May 2021
  • The interviewees appear against a gray-brown backdrop, under lighting that’s both crisp and warm.
    — John Hoffman, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The interviewees are mixed in their reactions, which makes sense because no one seems to know what the hell’s going on in Parliament.
    — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 4 Nov. 2019
  • That interviewee also claimed Byrd fired twice, not once.
    — Fox News, 13 Oct. 2021
  • At that point, the interviewee looks defenseless, like the pimply, husky nerd in thick glasses forced to play dodgeball in the school gym and take it, repeatedly, in the head.
    — Washington Post, 24 June 2021
  • One of the best ways to give the interviewee a more complete look at your organization's culture is to involve your team in the hiring process.
    — Albert Galarza, Forbes, 24 June 2022
  • In my study, dozens of interviewees told me stories of DEI policies that, even with the right intentions, failed to produce good results.
    — Jennifer R. Grandis, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2023
  • As a rule, Lou Cannon is the interviewer, not the interviewee.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 July 2022
  • This means thirtysomething actors play dreamy '70s youth and middle-aged interviewees: a lot of bad wigs.
    — Leah Greenblatt and Darren Franich, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2023
  • One technique that can be effective is to invite the interviewee to do something, as Lila does in her podcast.
    — Nicole Daniels, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2020
  • If that approach doesn’t fetch a retraction from the interviewee, simply refuse to move on to other topics.
    — Washington Post, 27 May 2021
  • Still another interviewee had never heard of the state of Texas before.
    — Fox News, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Macdonald moves a seat over as actress Courtney Thorne-Smith takes the interviewee’s chair.
    — Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Typically at the end of the interview, the hiring manager will ask if there’s anything else that the interviewee would like to share.
    — Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The interviewees related their perspectives on October 7, the state of the war today, and the future of their country.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 21 Dec. 2023

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