master class

noun

: a seminar for advanced music students conducted by a master musician

Examples of master class in a Sentence

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Beijing absorbed the shock and retaliated with a master class in economic statecraft and policy discipline. Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025 Bon Iver and Dijon delivered master classes in blending production with transcendent story telling. Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025 Those numbers continue to dwindle as Purdy gave a master class on how to play quarterback before a Monday Night Football national audience in a 48-27 road victory over the Indianapolis Colts. Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025 Every button, belt, and boot, from the smallest detail to the most enduring mysteries, is a master class in Santa-ology. Brian Unger, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for master class

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of master class was in 1952

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“Master class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%20class. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.

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