old master
Example Sentences
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His silverware collection is dwarfed by O'Neill's but Hearts do have their own wily old master in the background, with Sir Alex Ferguson offering guidance to McInnes.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Cook has never tired of relaying the lessons he learned from Jobs, but he also taught the old master something new.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Now that it’s an auction house, the public can walk in free and view a regularly revolving slate of offerings, from rare books to old master paintings to dinosaur skeletons, depending on the sale calendar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
In a museum storage depot in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, a 17th-century painting by a Dutch old master is packed away, unseen and unappreciated.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024
It was Doc Thompson, her old master, cigar in his mouth.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
