virtuoso

He has scored eight goals in seven games - two goals behind tournament top scorer Mbappe - and has carried Argentina into the final with a series of virtuoso performances.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

England survived its clash with Norway with a virtuoso performance by its 23-year-old hotshot, Jude Bellingham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

After guitar virtuoso Mick Taylor’s departure from the Stones in late 1974, the band used “Black and Blue” to audition potential replacements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Jones stole the show with a virtuoso display at Wembley, playing a part in Notts' two first-half goals before adding the promotion-sealing third in a 3-0 victory.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

That is not to say that some classical musicians did not attain fame and success, but these were mostly singers, conductors and virtuoso players, making their names with Verdi, Mahler, Mozart or Wagner.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

The comedic virtuosi Laci Mosley and Lil Rel Howery play Owen’s bank colleagues, and the early scene where they frankly admit that they initially thought Owen’s fiancée was imaginary is rich.

From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

Paradoxically this most Australian of scientists probably could not have flourished in his native country, with its passion for putting ambitious virtuosi in their place—also known as “cutting down the tall poppies.”

From Scientific American ● May 26, 2020

The Jeffrey Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation once claimed, in a press release, to have provided “substantial backing” for Edge, which is there described as a “treasure trove of over 660 virtuosi, geniuses, and masterminds.”

From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2019

The line at El Canelo is long, the cleaver men are virtuosi, and the tab, $1 for each small taco, is extremely low.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2014

I wanted with this to provide piano virtuosi with a piece having sufficient scope to enable them to add to their modern repertory and display their technique.

From An Autobiography by Igor Stravinsky

The wider public discovered Monroe, sporting long braided hair, in a TV talent show dedicated to young classical music virtuosos.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

He thinks of composer Michael Giacchino “onstage with those virtuosos at their respective instruments; we work with masters all around us, so we have a lot of trust in them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

Sinatra famously studied jazz and popular singers like Crosby and Billie Holiday and musicians like Tommy Dorsey as a young man, but also classical virtuosos like Jascha Heifetz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025

In the 20th century, white artists like Earl Scruggs, who popularized the bluegrass genre were largely seen as banjo virtuosos for their unique playing style.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2024

Diarrhea became the constant companion of many riders, some of whom became virtuosos of defecation.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand