How to Use masterpiece in a Sentence
masterpiece
noun- Her study of apes is a masterpiece.
- The painting was immediately recognized as a masterpiece.
- Herman Melville's masterpiece was Moby-Dick.
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Just like the work they're based on, these shoes are a downright masterpiece.
— Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024 -
Parker Posey as the grande dame in a Chekhov masterpiece?
— Peter Marks, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023 -
It has been hailed by some critics in Spain as a masterpiece.
— John Hopewell, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024 -
The American Bankers Assn.’s letter to Gensler is a masterpiece of the genre.
— Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023 -
With help from an adult, kids of all ages can help create a masterpiece for mom.
— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2022 -
The Kimbell’s a tasting menu of masterpieces but does depth well, too.
— Brian T. Allen, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 -
Barkov had a masterpiece night with his two goals and two assists.
— Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024 -
This the latest masterpiece to be the focus of climate protests.
— Sarah Rumpf, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2022 -
Fried okra is a Southern masterpiece that can be paired with any rich, meaty main.
— Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2024 -
Let your child play chef to come up with their smoothie masterpiece.
— Amy Morin, Parents, 22 July 2024 -
Four decades later, it is still hailed as a masterpiece.
— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023 -
Be careful of over-mixing, though, or the masterpiece will turn brown.
— Nicole Harris, Parents, 22 May 2024 -
The movie is a masterpiece of Hitchcock-style suspense.
— Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024 -
Yes, most of us could make a car payment (or two) for the price of a room, but this Art Deco jewel is a masterpiece.
— Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024 -
Behind the Attic Wall is a masterpiece of the slow reveal, and still gives me goosebumps.
— The Week Staff, The Week, 27 Feb. 2023 -
If the demands weren’t met, all 19 masterpieces would be destroyed on May 14.
— Theresa McKinney, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024 -
The masterpiece was awash with gray and lined in heavy black, the hilt adorned with a single ruby gem and framed by bone-white flowers with gray leaves.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024 -
What grill master doesn’t want to brand their masterpiece?
— Mike Richard, Men's Health, 9 Nov. 2022 -
And just like that, a grass-roots, gender-neutral masterpiece was born.
— The Editors, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024 -
Even for a coach with a lot of March masterpieces in his repertoire, Izzo was impressed.
— Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023 -
Wednesday was the last time the A’s called Oakland home on the anniversary of Catfish’s masterpiece.
— Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024 -
Her mother had used recipes from Child's masterpiece at times.
— Michael Barnes, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022 -
Unlike many other tongue vibes, the Flutter Wand is a two-in-one masterpiece.
— Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024 -
But now there’s a version of it that everyone says is a masterpiece.
— Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024 -
The public gets to vote as artists create masterpieces in real time.
— oregonlive, 23 Aug. 2023 -
Maybe her short film was a masterpiece until the Academy tore it all up.
— Vulture, 21 Dec. 2022 -
The film has been lauded as a masterpiece but is not for kids and contending with an R rating.
— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
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