How to Use magnum opus in a Sentence

magnum opus

noun
  • His last novel was his magnum opus.
  • And there's a new governor in town for whom this is a magnum opus.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 4 Feb. 2025
  • And there's a new governor in town for whom this is a magnum opus.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Capote published no more excerpts from his would-be magnum opus.
    Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2022
  • And everything is tested to make sure your magnum opus doesn't come apart at the seams.
    Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, 15 Feb. 2017
  • The past six weeks have arguably been Pelosi’s magnum opus in the art of power.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Others may, on the contrary, build on a strong first act towards a late magnum opus.
    Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 6 June 2021
  • French painter Jean Dubuffet’s magnum opus was made to be trampled all over.
    Grace Banks, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • At long last, the time has finally come to see Neil Gaiman's magnum opus on the screen.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Hades became their magnum opus by adding just a dash of playfulness that borders on being twee.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • While the sports teams brought Arthur fame, and the liquor business a fortune, the Feadship was his magnum opus.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2022
  • The studio and the filmmaker are teaming up to adapt Stephen King’s magnum opus.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
  • Sixteen years on from her magnum opus, Body Talk, Robyn’s influence looms large.
    Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Just a few days after losing the magnum opus of his career, Pol told his story to Allure.
    Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 15 Jan. 2025
  • So there was little warning that the budding auteur, who turned 29 the day his magnum opus opened, would knock us sideways.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Powell says, pointing to some of the early scraps of lyrics for Waters’ magnum opus double-album.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2021
  • This past October was the 25th anniversary of his magnum opus.
    Josh Zajdman, Town & Country, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The truth is that Phoebe Philo created a magnum opus with Céline.
    Amanda Murray, Teen Vogue, 26 Oct. 2018
  • Ken Schramm is the Godfather of modern American mead, and this book is his magnum opus.
    Parker Hall, Wired, 11 July 2020
  • The list that opens Ernaux’s magnum opus, The Years, recalls her earlier work, but at the same time makes a break.
    Tobi Haslett, Harper's Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The result was not just an album, but a cultural touchstone—widely regarded as Blige’s magnum opus.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • On the morning of the film's US release, Fellowes was a bit more cautious about extending his magnum opus.
    Scott Huver, CNN, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Oppenheimer had its box-office haul, plus the notion that Christopher Nolan had finally made his magnum opus.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
  • There was a growing feeling throughout 2014 that Nolan’s magnum opus might be the one to finally go the distance.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Then during the Renaissance, as the Catholic Church lost its tight grip on the sciences, Heron’s magnum opus made a comeback.
    Addison Nugent, Popular Mechanics, 29 Nov. 2020
  • The first part of Kevin Costner's magnum opus to the American West has arrived — and parts of it may have left you with some questions.
    Staff Author, EW.com, 28 June 2024
  • Jordan, who many feel had his magnum opus with this portrayal of the twins, left without an acting trophy in both ceremonies; a familiar pattern for actors of color.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Jan. 2026
  • As with that magnum opus, the community in this newer work lives with the legacy of AIDS, albeit in more ghostly form.
    Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Neil Druckmann is without question the finest storyteller working in the video game medium, and The Last of Us is his magnum opus.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2020
  • The Guggenheim Museum building in Northern Spain is regarded as his magnum opus.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2025

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