How to Use master class in a Sentence

master class

noun
  • Meryl Streep just gave a master class in knowing your worth.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 10 June 2026
  • The look on her face in the final scene is a master class in itself.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Think of the new duos as a master class in powder makeup done right.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
  • King will offer a master class on the short story the next morning.
    — Nina MacLaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Hottie Sauce has been a master class in hype and knowing your brand.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2021
  • This is a master class in the subgenre, and one of unusual depth.
    — Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2021
  • Her recipes and instructions add up to a master class in baking.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The book is a master class in writing by one of the great humor writers of our time.
    — Newsweek Staff, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Damien Chazelle was among those giving master classes the past year.
    — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Katie Holmes just gave us a master class in blending fall fashion trends.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • From there, the five-day itinerary reads like a master class in culture.
    — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The resulting dish is a master class in restaurant-kitchen know-how.
    — Scott Hocker, theweek, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Poeltl’s first two seasons with the Spurs were a master class in doing dirty work.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Nighy’s work in the movie is a master class in understatement that had me in tears by the end.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
  • This is nothing short of a master class in filmmaking.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s the Harlan goodbye, which was a master class on how to do this type of thing.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
  • This amounts to a master class in asset management.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • Biles gave a master class on the 4-inch-wide beam, which has throttled many an Olympic dream.
    — Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The Kings could teach a master class on how to assemble a roster.
    — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Mona could offer a master class on the art of the subversive Tweet.
    — Amanda Randone, Teen Vogue, 26 June 2018
  • This sad scenario is a master class in what CEOs shouldn’t do.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Yet again, Kanye West teaches a master class on how to woo a woman.
    — Mariah Smith, Cosmopolitan, 21 Apr. 2016
  • So, the Dodgers are really just a master class at all levels.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
  • After the master class, Tár flies back to Berlin in a private jet.
    — Becca Rothfeld, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The trip was starting to feel like a master class in the elements of wind, fire, and water.
    — Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2023
  • In the second half, Hoggard taught a master class on the subject.
    — Aaron Carter, Philly.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The last is a master class on how to use the top ten graphical tools featured in Minitab.
    — Rl Theriot, Chron, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Taymour, for one, planned to turn it into a master class for designers.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
  • McBride’s response is a master class in the power of self-control.
    — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Getting a little master class from the guy that makes shumai his whole life — your hands just don’t move in the same way.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Feb. 2024

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