Example Sentences

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But “since the dogs and even cats have entered the dance, it is difficult to predict when we will have mastered the situation,” he said.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2018

Couples who endure to celebrate their golden anniversaries "will have mastered marriage," says Dychtwald.

From Time Magazine Archive

I hope by the time I’m a senior in high school, I will have mastered that look.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

I’ll do what I can for you, but you mustn’t expect too much; and after all, in a week or ten days you will have mastered the rules, and the difficulty will be over.

From Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story by Tarrant, Percy

Again, if you know the stories of Moses, Joshua, Gideon, Samuel, David, you will have mastered most of the history of Israel from Exodus through 2 Samuel.

From Training the Teacher by Schauffler, A. F.