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