Example Sentences

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Crews of the S-300V systems were "mastering new position areas" of the Russian long range surface-to-air missile systems, the news agency reported, citing a ministry statement.

From Reuters • Dec. 26, 2022

Back in New Hampshire, the educators pushed aside the tables and were mastering a series of stretching movements known as qigong.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022

We conducted three surveys during the semester to be sure that NYU’s online students were mastering the material as if they were live in a classroom.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2020

They were mastering the art of the selfie long before social media but they self-describe their rationale as such: “Wherever we are is a museum.”

From The Guardian • Aug. 6, 2019

The flames were mastering the branches, the bark was curling and falling away, the wood exploding.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding