master of ceremonies
Example Sentences
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The superintendent himself served as the master of ceremonies, with performers weaving around him, cameos by celebrities, and slide projections and film sequences appearing on cue to supplement his applause and laugh lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
She’s not a diva belting out choruses and taking up space—instead, she sometimes seems like a master of ceremonies, someone hosting the party rather than hogging the spotlight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Pap, as he liked to be called, presided as master of ceremonies.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
For the uninitiated, “Cabaret” begins with a marionette-like male character named the Emcee, the omnipresent master of ceremonies of an underground Kit Kat Club in 1931 Berlin, smiling into a warped mirror.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2025
Dr. Rohmer had to let Mr. Fairbain be master of ceremonies again.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
