masterwork

noun

mas·​ter·​work ˈma-stər-ˌwərk How to pronounce masterwork (audio)

Examples of masterwork in a Sentence

his most famous novel is regarded as a masterwork of Western literature
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Indeed, Wes Craven's masterwork is a dizzying, witty display of what makes horror movies tick while being plenty scary in its own right. Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025 If deBessonet and her marvelous cast – including a towering Joshua Henry – come tantalizingly close to making all the necessary fixes, Ragtime remains a flawed masterwork of its era. Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025 Discovering the genre through Americanized versions of Japanese masterworks, millennials explored world cinema largely through comparison. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025 Ultimately, Orwell ends up fighting in the Spanish Civil War with a Republican militia before turning to literature to make his political stand, finishing his masterwork 1984 just months before his death in 1950. Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for masterwork

Word History

First Known Use

1617, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of masterwork was in 1617

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“Masterwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masterwork. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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