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

I was playing with virtuoso musicians who were much better than I’d ever be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 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

He strikes every chord like a virtuoso, and he’s going to be a major player in the movies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Leonardo is in fact a virtuoso of the lyre, a sort of early viola.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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

In the wake of these tragedies, the stunt community, a close-knit crew of thrill-seekers and physical virtuosi, grieved collectively, forced to consider the existential brinkmanship of the profession.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2017

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

The aria, he said, was by the greatest of living composers and virtuosi, whose service it was his good fortune to be in, and who himself gave him lessons in music and singing.

From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Ernst Theordor Wilhelm Hoffmann

PSG has spent the past two seasons building an offensive machine out of attacking virtuosos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

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

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