masterly
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In 1857, The Times praised it as "masterly in conception and effect" and a worthy partner to Monarch of the Glen.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Writing about the U.N. deliberations on Iraq, Will gushed over Secretary of State Colin Powell’s supposedly sober, masterly and “unhistrionic” presentation.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
Weaver masterly balances both sides of the equation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
The 20 bills of the three-week Paul Taylor Dance Company season at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, through Sunday, include 12 dances by Taylor, the masterly modern-dance choreographer who died in 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
But the way he said nothing was masterly.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
![]()