magisterial

Example Sentences

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The images of Preston performing at the famous concert, like his magisterial talent, are simply breathtaking.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi last year produced a magisterial analysis of Europe’s investment and productivity problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

“Sunday,” the culminating hymn of “Sunday in the Park With George,” closes Act 1 to magisterial effect.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

He wrote in an autobiography that his first "war decoration" was a "magisterial slap" from his mother, when he came home and told her what he had tried to do.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

Succinct, yet magisterial, this formula captured the essence of the interactions between heredity, chance, environment, variation, and evolution in determining the form and fate of an organism.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee