masterwork
Americannoun
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Origin of masterwork
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To call his latest film a contemporary masterwork would be true, but there’s also no quantifying the magic McElwee conjures here, no comparing it to anything else.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
I confess that at the time I hadn’t read Thoreau’s sandy masterwork.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
“Completed in 2019 and designed by Don Ziebell, it is a masterwork combining subtle finishes and exquisite details.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
At its London premiere before coronavirus closed the theatres, The Standard newspaper described it as a "late masterwork... wise, witty and devastatingly sad".
From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025
My father had a lot of artist’s prints, limited edition copies approved and signed by the artist of the masterwork they emulated.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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