How to Use masterful in a Sentence

masterful

adjective

• He did a masterful job of staying out of trouble.
• His manner was masterful and abrupt.
• Twins righty Joe Ryan was masterful against the Red Sox.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
• Dutcher has done a masterful job making the keys to get in.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
• In that masterful story, a man journeys to a village of the dead.
  — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
• If the fame ever went to his head, Tate did a masterful job hiding it.
  — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2022
• The end result can be a masterful mish-mash of an outfit that’s ready for the rodeo or a rooftop party.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 June 2023
• The 6-foot-1 junior has proved to be masterful in walking that line.
  — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
• Coach Jon Sumrall has done a masterful job this season, and the Wiregrass is buzzing.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 1 Dec. 2022
• His feel for the game and ability to exploit the defense is masterful.
  — Brian Sampson, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
• Following up that masterful game may seem to be a Herculean task (or a Thor-sized one, in this case).
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 3 Nov. 2022
• Teheran, staked to that early lead, was masterful through his six innings.
  — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2023
• In the last few years, Martha has also become masterful at her selfie game.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 19 June 2023
• Coach Luke Fickell has been masterful at preparing the Bearcats for big games the past four seasons.
  — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2022
• But longtime coach Lou Richie is doing a masterful job with this version of the Dragons.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
• Edey finished with 21 point and 15 rebounds in what might have been his final college game, but the Knights were masterful against him in the second half.
  — Tom Withers, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
• There are no missteps on this track as J. Cole brings an equally profound and masterful part.
  — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
• Turco: Tony did a masterful job of documenting his work over the years.
  — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
• Johnson did a masterful job of gobbling up support for his reelection bid and will have a strong record to tout.
  — Dallas News, 26 Dec. 2022
• Darvish was masterful against the Mets, and comes to the Division Series with a 16-8 regular season record.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
• Better Things was masterful at finding glints of beauty in the day-to-day mundane and magic in the drudgery of motherhood.
  — Kristen Baldwin and Darren Franich, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2022
• The rocket grenade attack gone wrong in one masterful, hillside shot.
  — Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• His strategy was masterful, and his league is vastly stronger for it.
  — Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2023
• The attention to detail in each piece is masterful and tailored to match their love story.
  — Amanda Curran, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2023
• At times in this piece, the choreography locks into a groove, and the layerings of the agile dancers coming and going call to mind the masterful work of Brown.
  — Brian Seibert, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
• Paul George was masterful with 22 points, eight points, eight assists and a plus-21 in the plus-minus category.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
• The second-half adjustments continue to be masterful on the defensive side of the ball.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2022
• Thus far, Erik Spoelstra is doing a masterful job of appearing to want to win while staying within a couple of games of the league’s worst records.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2022
• Throughout the eight episodes of the new series, which shares the premise of Bentley Little's novel of the same name, Carrero displays a masterful control of her emotions.
  — Alicia Ramírez, refinery29.com, 23 Feb. 2023
• The sartorial pleasure is in the details: a masterful cut, a subtle pleat, a flawless stitch.
  — Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024