masterly

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Writing about the U.N. deliberations on Iraq, Will gushed over Secretary of State Colin Powell’s supposedly sober, masterly and “unhistrionic” presentation.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Paul Staiti’s “The Killing of Jane McCrea” is a masterly, often gripping account of the horrific incident and its long aftermath.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

It was farewell to the masterly Kroos, who joined Carvajal, Nacho and late substitute Luka Modric in winning their sixth Champions League title, all equalling the tournament record of another Real icon, Paco Gento.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

Although his pioneering color pictures are what he is best known for today, Leiter employed similar strategies in his masterly black-and-white photography.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

In the world were also dwarfs—ugly creatures, but masterly craftsmen, who lived under the earth; and elves, lovely sprites, who tended the flowers and streams.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton