magisterial

Example Sentences

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She immediately comes off as a magisterial diagnostician and adept leader with bold plans to modernize the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital’s emergency care experience.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

I was hooked by the magisterial piano and sax solos of the epic “Jungleland,” set in a romanticized New York City—instantly my first favorite Bruce song.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 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

It’s been 50 years since the publication of The Power Broker, Robert Caro’s magisterial biography of New York City master builder Robert Moses.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2024

I was surprised when this magisterial explanation met only with a look of pity and impatience.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson