Example Sentences

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The boys are not masterminds; the victims are not fools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The Envelope spoke to the masterminds behind three of this year’s most arresting campaigns to learn the secrets of their craft.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

The movie, which will be directed by Dune's Denis Villeneuve, is currently in development and being overseen by the studio after long-serving masterminds Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson stood down in February.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

The boy who had thought of a mouse to turn his windmill had thought out some of the sublimest things in nature, and was henceforward to rank as one of the few masterminds of science.

From Famous Men of Science by Bolton, Sarah K.