Example Sentences

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The general assured them he distinguished between the masterminds behind the uprising and soldiers ordered to carry it out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The church had previous accused successive governments of failing to identify the masterminds behind the bombings.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Matt and Ross Duffer, the sibling masterminds behind Netflix’s juggernaut, discussed Vol.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

Dan Houser was one of the masterminds behind revolutionary video game series Grand Theft Auto.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

You can't expect two masterminds like us to pig it in that room downstairs.

From Mike and Psmith by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)