How to Use mastermind in a Sentence

mastermind

1 of 2 noun

• Even the masterminds shared a few things with you.
  — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
• Kevin Williamson to take the helm and to see what the mastermind of it all comes up with.
  — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
• Who is the mastermind behind it all?
  — Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
• That’s all by mastermind design, of course.
  — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
• So, what do the masterminds at Love Island have in mind?
  — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 June 2026
• Celebrity stylists have long been the masterminds behind some of the most iconic looks in pop culture.
  — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2026
• But in the words of the mastermind herself, none of it seems accidental.
  — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025
• To beat back the Russians and their mastermind Vladimir Putin.
  — Greg Palkot, Fox News, 18 June 2023
• Who’s the mastermind behind Hacipupu?
  — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
• Meet the mastermind behind their image.
  — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
• After all, Swift is a mastermind at these kinds of things and no doubt has some more Easter eggs up her sleeve.
  — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
• Levin, a close confidant of the prime minister, is the mastermind of the overhaul.
  — Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2023
• The mastermind who brought these various, vividly realized worlds back to life?
  — Liam Hess, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2025
• The college admissions scam mastermind was sentenced to prison.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2023
• Hailey Bieber is the mastermind behind so many of the year’s most inescapable fashion and beauty trends.
  — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2023
• Roberts, as the mastermind, received an 8-year prison sentence while the others were given house arrest.
  — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2026
• Vance stars as Jeremy Horne, a criminal mastermind who is on his way to prison but decides to pull one last job.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Oct. 2023
• Hylton was the mastermind behind the beloved singers’ earliest style moments.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 10 Jan. 2024
• And he is backed by the mastermind of chaos, Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
• But the real shock comes as the friends discover the motive and mastermind behind their twisted terror trip.
  — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
• At trial, Glossip was painted as the mastermind behind the murder-for-hire plot.
  — Linh Tran, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
• The mastermind of a historic pay-to-play scheme for wealthy parents to get their teens into top universities is set to be sentenced next week.
  — Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 29 Dec. 2022
• One of the key elements that makes mastermind groups work is the ability to draw on the experience of past success.
  — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
• Every scam didn’t need a clever mastermind; in fact, many seemed to somehow spring from a collective imagination.
  — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
• Mahomes gave context behind his mastermind move during the post-game press conference, and poked fun at his acting skills at the same time.
  — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
• No criminal masterminds, the brothers had police wanting a chat within days.
  — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 11 May 2026
• Meet two music execs who are the masterminds and marketers behind some of the biggest artists of our generation.
  — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Sep. 2023
• Lovullo suspected Gurriel was the mastermind of the vest at the end of Monday's game.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 30 May 2023
• Meet the mastermind behind the festival.
  — David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
• Chanel is also the mastermind behind this creamy neutral nail look, which isolates the illusion of the double ombré at the tips of each nail.
  — Allure, 27 Dec. 2022

mastermind

2 of 2 verb

• They masterminded a unique solution to the problem.
• He masterminded the bank robbery.
• Out on their own as a trio, Kaz also grows from club owner to mastermind.
  — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 19 Apr. 2021
• The former army chief who masterminded the 2014 coup has now been in power for nine years.
  — Heather Chen, CNN, 13 May 2023
• Not even Taylor Swift herself could have masterminded this one.
  — Vulture, 1 June 2023
• With many believing Kim Jong-un masterminded the scheme, the film is sure to be a bombshell.
  — Ariana Marsh, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Feb. 2020
• Sabine would soon mastermind the largest scientific enterprise of his era.
  — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
• Heinel has pleaded not guilty to federal charges, while Singer has pleaded guilty to masterminding the scheme.
  — CBS News, 13 Nov. 2019
• Brooks was the coach who masterminded the team’s epic journey to become Olympic champions.
  — Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
• That does not mean the Seaport San Diego project can be masterminded, let alone built, in a bubble.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2019
• Dior beauty experts will be masterminding the services.
  — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
• The former hotel worker was found guilty of allegedly masterminding the murder of his boss.
  — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2024
• They are accused en masse of masterminding a multi-billion-dollar ripoff of federal funds.
  — Robert W. Laird, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
• The maverick masterminded a stunning achievement for the Rams, who lay in the second tier on his arrival.
  — SI.com, 15 July 2019
• Warren Buffett, who helped mastermind the deal, said he was disappointed in the decision to split.
  — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
• It is named after the economist Gabriel Zucman, who masterminded the plan.
  — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
• The British government has not publicly accused anyone of masterminding the hack.
  — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2025
• Yoon was found guilty of abuse of authority and masterminding the insurrection.
  — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
• But many were shocked to see sympathy for — or agreement with — the terrorist who masterminded 9/11.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023
• However, Fae has now masterminded an unlikely win over the reigning champion and a team that cruised through the group stages with three wins from three.
  — Matias Grez, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
• Adelson was accused of masterminding the plot and enlisting the help of her own son, Charles Adelson, to carry it out.
  — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
• But prosecutors told jurors Sneed did so in a murder-for-hire plot masterminded by Glossip.
  — Brynn Gingras, CNN, 20 Apr. 2023
• But for our purposes, what’s important is that Trevor never masterminded any bombings.
  — Judy Berman, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
• All five banks played parts in cum-ex deals masterminded by Mr Shields, with Mr Diable in a supporting role.
  — The Economist, 21 Sep. 2019
• Schmeets is on the government's lengthy witness list, as is Lavrick Willocks, who authorities said masterminded the scam.
  — Fox News, 9 Sep. 2018
• The Brazão brothers were arrested in 2024 and accused of masterminding the crime.
  — Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
• Then everyone is shocked to discover that Ray and Shorty have actually masterminded it all.
  — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
• The siblings have been there for one another since day one—and Austin’s even been instrumental in masterminding some of his sister’s biggest moments.
  — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 2 July 2026
• One prominent effort to do so is being masterminded from the top floor of an art-deco building in downtown San Francisco.
  — The Economist, 12 July 2018
• In 2012, a Houston jury convicted him of masterminding the scheme.
  — Mark Curridenthe Texas Lawbook, Houston Chronicle, 9 Aug. 2019