How to Use taskmaster in a Sentence

taskmaster

noun

• Musk is a taskmaster who plays fast and loose with the rules.
  — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2022
• Embree was never an in-your-face taskmaster.
  — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 May 2026
• Mitchell was a taskmaster, but one who drove Figgins to want to be in the front of the room.
  — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 27 May 2024
• Kathi is a taskmaster and her style hasn’t changed over the years, including her fiery, red mullet.
  — Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 10 July 2019
• Saturn is the taskmaster of the zodiac and teaches us lessons through tough love.
  — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 19 Dec. 2017
• These were some of the sharpest taskmasters in the business who seemed sidelined by circumstance.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
• When your role is to be the strategic visionary as well as the day-to-day taskmaster, balance is key.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 June 2021
• Cancer is a tough taskmaster, and doctors didn’t detect it early enough.
  — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
• Chan, now 70, laughed when asked about his reputation as a taskmaster.
  — Barbara Ellis, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
• Remind yourself, from time to time, to pull back from being the taskmaster and enjoy each other.
  — Michelle Icard, CNN, 24 Aug. 2021
• There was a time he was viewed as this unyielding taskmaster who wouldn’t tolerate such shoddy play.
  — Brian Davis, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2020
• Your life is now under the influence of Saturn, who is the taskmaster.
  — Chelsea Rickling, Marie Claire, 6 Feb. 2017
• There are many moments in the documentary that show Hayes as a tough, blunt taskmaster.
  — Lee Igel, Forbes, 8 June 2022
• And as the de facto taskmaster of her tamale team, Solis makes sure her members are well-prepared.
  — Michelle L. Quinn, Post-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2017
• Mission Control in Houston bears his name—and a stern taskmaster.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Nov. 2020
• Like Johnson, Sauer bucked the stereotype of hockey coach as taskmaster.
  — Ben Shpigel, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2017
• He's gotta be the stern taskmaster who can occasionally throw in a sarcastic quip.
  — Samantha Brodsky, Good Housekeeping, 13 Oct. 2017
• The Scot is a tough taskmaster and will want more, both in the market before the end of the window, and from his side this season.
  — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
• But as Raniere’s right-hand woman, Mack was also a ruthless taskmaster within the group.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
• Even before the pandemic altered the tenor of the workplace, being the big cheese, taskmaster, and head honcho was passé.
  — John Hall, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
• May comes to a close with taskmaster Saturn entering your sign, for the first time since 1999.
  — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 May 2025
• Yet all the terrifying taskmasters bashing me over the head with Strunk and White appear to have died off.
  — Lionel Shriver, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
• In that scenario, Elizabeth was a harsh taskmaster, forcing her younger sibling into a life of drudgery.
  — Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
• Work is work, and there’s writerly reward, too, in daily encounters with a diverse range of taskmasters across all social groups.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
• Billy is a tough taskmaster, sending Max down a hole in the ground to chisel out the precious metal, a tall task for a minor.
  — Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
• In Pisces, the taskmaster teaches us how to dream without delusion, and how to love without losing ourselves in the process.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
• His taskmaster skills come in handy with Ramsay, who Wongso has challenged to master beef rendang by the end of the week.
  — National Geographic, 20 May 2020
• She was known as a stern taskmaster who delivered love and learning to her students, many of whom tracked her down for years to deliver tales of their success in life.
  — courant.com, 12 June 2019
• The mercurial chef was a stern taskmaster who demanded the absolute best from everyone who worked for him.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
• Despite the youth on this team, Van Gundy will find a better balance this year between taskmaster and nurturer.
  — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2017