hard master

Example Sentences

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“They work hard, master the language and are well adopted into the society,” said Satoshi Miyazaki, a linguist at Waseda University and author of “Why Do Foreign Sumo Wrestlers Speak Fluent Japanese?”

From New York Times • May 24, 2019

He was closemouthed, closefisted, a hard worker, a hard master.

From Time Magazine Archive

In past years Mr. Jones, although a hard master, had been a capable farmer, but of late he had fallen on evil days.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

Despite his appearance, he seemed a good sailor, though a hard master to his crew.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

But even then the cry rang out that called him to the Hunt of the Calydonian Boar, and the spirit of the warrior was higher than the pride of the wine-grower and the hard master.

From The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 by Morford, Henry