past master
Example Sentences
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And at risk of letting a list of past masters dominate this column, let us turn to the present.
From Washington Post
Trump's old pal Roy Cohn was a past master at this.
From Salon
But he remained close to Trump, himself a past master in using his personal life to generate tabloid publicity, often as a means of distraction.
From The Guardian
He is a past master at saying nothing unintended in public.
From The Guardian
Nixon was a past master at smarmy fake patriotism.
From Salon
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