masterpiece
noun
mas·ter·piece
ˈma-stər-ˌpēs 
1
: a work done with extraordinary skill
especially
: a supreme intellectual or artistic achievement
2
: a piece of work presented to a medieval guild as evidence of qualification for the rank of master
Examples of masterpiece in a Sentence
The painting was immediately recognized as a masterpiece.
Herman Melville's masterpiece was Moby-Dick.
Her study of apes is a masterpiece.
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Someone else whose very existence was a masterpiece declared all art quite useless.
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Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
This Side of the Island is a more concise and conceptual effort, compared to his last full-length, 2020’s The Loves of Your Life, which is a masterpiece of musical storytelling.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
At the heart of the home, the chef’s kitchen is a true masterpiece of design and function.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
But McTiernan's action-horror masterpiece has more on its mind than cheap thrills.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
This Side of the Island is a more concise and conceptual effort, compared to his last full-length, 2020’s The Loves of Your Life, which is a masterpiece of musical storytelling.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
At the heart of the home, the chef’s kitchen is a true masterpiece of design and function.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
But McTiernan's action-horror masterpiece has more on its mind than cheap thrills.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Masterpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masterpiece. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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masterpiece
noun
mas·ter·piece
ˈmas-tər-ˌpēs
: a work done with great skill
especially
: a supreme intellectual or artistic achievement
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