Masters

[ mas-terz, mah-sterz ]

/ ˈmæs tərz, ˈmɑ stərz /

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noun

Edgar Lee, 1869–1950, U.S. poet and novelist.

William Howell, 1915–2001, U.S. physician: researcher on human sexual behavior (husband of Virginia E. Johnson).

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How to use Masters in a sentence

Usually the Masters looks and sounds the same year after year.
Golf’s Masters tournament breaks with tradition and so does a serious contender|Fred Bowen|November 12, 2020|Washington Post
Bryson DeChambeau won the United States Open in September and is one of the favorites to win the Masters.
Golf’s Masters tournament breaks with tradition and so does a serious contender|Fred Bowen|November 12, 2020|Washington Post
Rising star Joaquin Niemann, the first Chilean to win on the PGA Tour, previously withdrew from the Masters due to a positive test.
The Masters in 2020 will be unlike any other. Here’s what you need to know.|Matt Bonesteel|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
He was paired with Tony Finau, who last month tested positive and is in the field for the Masters, and Fabián Gómez, who is not in the field at Augusta National.
Sergio Garcia to miss the Masters after testing positive for coronavirus|Matt Bonesteel|November 9, 2020|Washington Post

With the Masters' first-ever November start just three days away, it's a great time to look back on 2020's golf boom.
How the coronavirus pandemic helped fuel 2020's golf boom|Jeff Tracy|November 9, 2020|Axios
And of those who transform themselves into masters and believe themselves superior to others, rather than at their service.
Pope Francis Denounces the Vatican Elite’s 'Spiritual Alzheimer’s'|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Macallan collaborations have even extended past photographers to additional masters of their craft focused on innovation.
The Restaurant, Flask, And Photography Worthy of The Macallan Whisky||December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hitchcock's sensibility was being shaped by the German Expressionist masters.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then Gilkes immersed himself in the Old Masters at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty|Tim Teeman|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The crime-fighting penguins, says the trailer, are “masters of the skies, espionage, and aerial assault.”
Lovable ‘Madagascar’ Penguins Are Known to Rape and Torture in Real Life|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We were now masters of the whole country, and the war was apparently at an end.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
I made some remark to Masters which led to another from him, and in five minutes' time we were chatting on all sorts of topics.
Uncanny Tales|Various
Masters and I arranged to come home together and eventually reached Cape Town.
Uncanny Tales|Various
Presently I saw Masters come out of the companion-way and make his way very skilfully towards me.
Uncanny Tales|Various
The pupil will appreciate its practical value the moment he masters the key to it.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)

British Dictionary definitions for Masters

Masters

/ (ˈmɑːstəz) /

noun

Edgar Lee. 1868–1950, US poet; best known for Spoon River Anthology (1915)

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