mastermind

Example Sentences

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He helped mastermind Sir Keir's rise to the top of the party, and then to Downing Street.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“Hannah was the mastermind who figured out four nesting possibilities.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

They portray him as the mastermind of a scheme of illicit enrichment.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“Now, with French authorities and the U.S. Department of Justice identifying Dmitry Klyuev as the mastermind, we finally see a trial against the key perpetrator of the $230 million fraud uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky.”

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

In the trial of Vincenzo Perugia, there was no mastermind.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day