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

Pogacar has never had a weapon like del Toro: a virtuoso climber and all-round talent who may soon collect yellow jerseys of his own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Ibrahimovic would also post a video of himself and Henry doing some virtuoso juggling as Lalas stood idly by, the implication being that the two guys who call it football know what they’re doing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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

“Well, I don’t like to brag, but I am a virtuoso at the spoons.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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

Many modern virtuosi of sculpture since Bernini have misspent their 367 skill in trying to fix in marble both the restlessness of momentary actions and the flimsiness of fluttering tissues.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

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

They were accompanied by vocal virtuosos Lucius and blues-rock rippers Judith Hill and Eric Krasno, each fixtures in the local music community trying to rebuild itself in the wake of the Eaton fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026

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

Stroke victims who have lost the ability to speak, for example, are virtuosos, because their infirmity has forced them to become far more sensitive to the information written on people’s faces.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell