master
noun
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something.
was mastering
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past progressiveof master.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Long before Marmel was a founding partner of Levity Live, and an absolute giant in the comedy industry, she was mastering the art of sales in Girl Scouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
Additionally, he was mastering his family’s traditional Taiwanese recipes, but those didn’t quite feel fully like him either.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Second, Egypt developed an important social class of scribes whose whole vocation was mastering the complex Egyptian writing systems and keeping extensive records of almost every aspect of life, from religious ritual to mundane record-keeping.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Asked what he has learned from last season, he said, “For me, the biggest part was mastering the offense so I can continue to beat teams with my mind.”
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2013
But he was mastering the river, and he felt he was being guided.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
