masterpiece
noun
mas·ter·piece
ˈma-stər-ˌpēs 
1
: a work done with extraordinary skill
especially
: a supreme intellectual or artistic achievement
2
: a piece of work presented to a medieval guild as evidence of qualification for the rank of master
Examples of masterpiece in a Sentence
The painting was immediately recognized as a masterpiece.
Herman Melville's masterpiece was Moby-Dick.
Her study of apes is a masterpiece.
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The movie is also a masterpiece of cinematic engineering, as the crew had to develop compact and lightweight new camera systems that were then fitted on the cars.
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
Spread out a roll of butcher paper, and encourage everyone to press their hands and feet onto it, leaving their prints behind.
Label each handprint and footprint with the person's name, the date, and a special message to Mom, and allow your collective masterpiece to dry.
—Laura Broadwell, Parents, 1 May 2025
Many will be shown in 35mm, including Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Vertigo and North by Northwest to other masterpieces like Francois Truffaut’s The Bride Wore Black and Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Diabolique.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Is there even a belt there to be buckled, on Beyoncé’s masterpiece of a Paris/Branson Fashion Week one-piece?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
Spread out a roll of butcher paper, and encourage everyone to press their hands and feet onto it, leaving their prints behind.
Label each handprint and footprint with the person's name, the date, and a special message to Mom, and allow your collective masterpiece to dry.
—Laura Broadwell, Parents, 1 May 2025
Many will be shown in 35mm, including Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Vertigo and North by Northwest to other masterpieces like Francois Truffaut’s The Bride Wore Black and Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Diabolique.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Is there even a belt there to be buckled, on Beyoncé’s masterpiece of a Paris/Branson Fashion Week one-piece?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for masterpiece
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“Masterpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masterpiece. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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masterpiece
noun
mas·ter·piece
ˈmas-tər-ˌpēs
: a work done with great skill
especially
: a supreme intellectual or artistic achievement
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