master of ceremonies
Example Sentences
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She’s not a diva belting out choruses and taking up space—instead, she sometimes seems like a master of ceremonies, someone hosting the party rather than hogging the spotlight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
According to The Times’ archives, he joined golf’s Celebrity Tour and was its permanent master of ceremonies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Pap, as he liked to be called, presided as master of ceremonies.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
For the uninitiated, “Cabaret” begins with a marionette-like male character named the Emcee, the omnipresent master of ceremonies of an underground Kit Kat Club in 1931 Berlin, smiling into a warped mirror.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2025
The master of ceremonies asked him his name and what paper he was from.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
