masterpiece
noun
a person's greatest piece of work, as in an art.
masterpieces
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pluralof masterpiece.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art holds the country's largest collection of Italian and international art from the 19th and 209th centuries, including masterpieces by Giorgio de Chirico, Amedeo Modigliani and others.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
It was the year Glass wrote “Einstein on the Beach” and Steve Reich created “Music for 18 Musicians” — the composers’ first masterpieces — demonstrating that Minimalism mattered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Julian Gascoigne, senior director in Sotheby's paintings department, said it was one of Landseer's great Highland masterpieces.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
If you don’t want to paint, watching Ross whisk landscape masterpieces into being within 30 minutes, exercising a sorcerer’s assuredness, is diversion enough.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
Back on the ground, we stroll along the quays bordering the Seine, where so many writers walked for centuries before penning their masterpieces.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
