How to Use mastery in a Sentence

mastery

noun

• He struggled to gain mastery of his fears.
• We were impressed by her mastery of the subject.
• She achieved a complete mastery of French.
• Centeno is a chef to watch for his mastery of the grill.
  — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 29 Dec. 2022
• Builders and framers gained a new level of mastery over the worksite.
  — Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2023
• His mastery shows in this blend of 72% pinot noir and 28% chardonnay.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2021
• Young’s mastery here in Texas was an encore to his game-winning drive of the 2021 Iron Bowl.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 10 Sep. 2022
• There is an act of re-traversing a space and gaining mastery of space.
  — Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
• He is beloved by us for his goodness and admired for his mastery.
  — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 20 May 2022
• Belichick appears to be losing his grip on his mastery of the game.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
• But both their art and their home are defined by play as well as rigor, a mastery over shape and form.
  — Hanya Yanagihara, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
• Jordan continued his mastery at the 50-yard line as the sun set on Mariemont's chances.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 1 June 2022
• Besides his mastery of food, Chef George has a great sense of humor.
  — Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
• Rafael Nadal's mastery at Roland Garros knows no bounds.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 5 June 2022
• Daniel Bernstrom has won read-aloud awards, and his mastery is on display here.
  — Tegan Tigani, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Nov. 2022
• Burr’s mastery of the medium is the result of decades of grinding — the opposite of overnight success.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2022
• The exhilaration of Ohtani’s mastery built among the crowd as the innings wore on, each pitch more precious than the last.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2022
• The play’s writing had a mastery to it, a hard rhythm that was still pulsing in my heart, and running down into my shoes.
  — Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 5 Oct. 2022
• His mastery of the sport earned him a reputation as one of table tennis’ last greats of that era.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
• Focus on a goal that is about self-mastery rather than one about beating others.
  — Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2021
• Known for his mastery of live-fire cooking, Mr. Psaltis offered a few pointers for those firing up the grill at home.
  — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 6 July 2022
• Gebbia, a sixth-year senior, is a cliché game manager with a mastery of the playbook.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2022
• And so the Pirates’ mastery of the Rockies in LoDo continued.
  — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 14 June 2024
• There is no way to demonstrate knowledge, skill and mastery other than to demonstrate it.
  — A.d. Carson, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
• Among the many paths to winning golf majors, there’s the one where the mastery looks just about spotless, and that’s the one Xander Schauffele took to his deeply calm win at the 152nd British Open.
  — Chuck Culpepper, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
• As for Smith, his mastery of negative space is in full effect.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2022
• Tena’s mother was a French teacher, which explains her mastery of the language.
  — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
• His grill mastery won him the TV championship and earned his restaurant a spot on Eater's best in America list.
  — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 29 Dec. 2022
• To capture moments like these requires not just a mastery of craft but a filmmaker with the soulfulness and deep well of compassion for their subjects.
  — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
• Digital badges are a mainstay of online education, intended to attest to the completion of some form of course or the mastery of a specific skill.
  — Derek Newton, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Nov 2024