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

The 20 bills of the three-week Paul Taylor Dance Company season at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, through Sunday, include 12 dances by Taylor, the masterly modern-dance choreographer who died in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

“Where Eve once seemed wild and inspired to Joan,” writes Anolik, “she now seemed slack and slothful. Where Joan once seemed meticulous and masterly to Eve, she now seemed dogged and doctrinaire.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

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

Whether Richard Parker skulked up in masterly tiger fashion before landing upon them in a thunder of roaring, or slouched by indifferently, it was all the same to them.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel