- present participle of master.
mastering
Example Sentences
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After mastering the accumulation phase of your wealth journey, managing the distribution phase can get increasingly tricky.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
“If you don’t test, how do you know if your students are mastering the concepts?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
On subsidies, the authors reach for a kitchen analogy: mastering them is like baking a cake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
It provides a little aid, a little boost and a little fuel for inspiring some to get more serious about mastering a craft.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
The flames were mastering the branches, the bark was curling and falling away, the wood exploding.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
