taskmaster
Example Sentences
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Plus, the taskmaster who has Team USA believing: ‘Why not us?’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The Scotland midfielder says he's been doing a bit of that in training, a mentor but also a taskmaster for the youngsters in the squad, such as teenagers Tyler Fletcher and Findlay Curtis.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 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
Wife Sharon played the taskmaster, keeping everything in line.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2025
A tall, friendly man, a lawyer and the Brotherhood's chief theoretician, he had proved to be a hard taskmaster.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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