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 cat may be evolution’s artwork, but it is the dog that holds sway in prints and paintings, and in many cases transforms them into masterpieces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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
My favorite depictions of this city know its real history is too cuckoo to capture sincerely; straight reenactments make the production of 35mm masterpieces look as piddly as Shrinky Dinks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Estimated by art historians to have been begun sometime after 1317, the frescoes are considered to be one of Giotto di Bondone's masterpieces.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Earlier that afternoon, when my father was checking out my masterpieces, I spoke something to him that I would’a never said before all this.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
