taskmaster
Example Sentences
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An unglamorous choice to replace taskmaster Tom Thibodeau, the well-traveled Brown turned a good team into a great one by convincing them to collectively sacrifice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
At the FBI, he gained a reputation of being an exacting taskmaster and, despite his early Republican political alignment, someone who was appreciated by politicians of both political parties.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
Louis Sr. was considered by his family to be a taskmaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
Wife Sharon played the taskmaster, keeping everything in line.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2025
Although he was a strict taskmaster within his home, Dad tolerated no criticism of the family from outsiders.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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