master hand
Americannoun
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an expert.
a master hand at diplomacy.
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great expertness.
to show a master hand.
Etymology
Origin of master hand
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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Muriel, for all its flaws, is another absorbing exercise in style by Director Alain Resnais, master hand of the new French cinema.
From Time Magazine Archive
One glance and you know no master hand directs .
From Time Magazine Archive
Once, and once only, the master hand that carved her face had let the chisel slip.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Help me now to see Thy master hand in the great beauty of the world.
From The Optimist's Good Morning by Perin, Florence Hobart
It was a real play, acted by real artists; the production held together by a master hand; and it continued to string up Herrick's nerves even while to himself he scarcely seemed to notice it.
From "Persons Unknown" by Tracy, Virginia
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