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.
  • That speaks to the mastery of Wes Craven, the script, and the cast.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • Denial is the first step to self-denial and then to self-mastery.
    Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Young’s mastery here in Texas was an encore to his game-winning drive of the 2021 Iron Bowl.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, 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
  • His chief credential is not his mastery of the law but his contempt for it.
    Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Rafael Nadal's mastery at Roland Garros knows no bounds.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 5 June 2022
  • The Russians led the team standings by 1.067 points after the first rotation and stood to widen the margin with their mastery of the bars.
    Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
  • Daniel Bernstrom has won read-aloud awards, and his mastery is on display here.
    Tegan Tigani, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Think back to when your child was a baby, and learning to hold a cup or take that first step sparked a sense of mastery and delight.
    Liz Krieger, Good Housekeeping, 28 Sep. 2021
  • To the north of Zhengzhou, the famed Shaolin Temple known for its Buddhist monks’ mastery of martial arts was badly hit.
    Fox News, 21 July 2021
  • And effort and struggle and difficulty can, in the right contexts, lead to the joys of mastery and flow.
    Paul Bloom, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • The crowd stood transfixed on his pure guitar mastery throughout this 73-minute set.
    Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
  • In the second quarter, Lillard showed off his mastery of pace and timing.
    Brian Sampson, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • His mastery of the sport earned him a reputation as one of table tennis’ last greats of that era.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Of course, there is a lot of mastery needed to make the most of those character abilities and kits, as Marvel Rivals has a low skill floor but a high skill ceiling.
    Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024

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