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Masterminded is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Masterminded | Mastermind | Masterminds | Masterminding

Masterminded meaning

simple past and past participle of mastermind

Using Masterminded

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of mastermind
  • In the example corpus, masterminded often appears in combinations such as: masterminded the, masterminded by, who masterminded.

Context around Masterminded

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 15 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

rajji 1× jointly 1× gulen 1× bridge 1× liverpool 1× orchestrated 1× man 1× fraud 1× fitzpatrick 1× protest 1×

Often after:

behind 1× brisbane 1× last 1×

Sentence patterns with Masterminded

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

alias rajji masterminded behind the 1× alleges gulen masterminded the 2016 1× as liverpool masterminded an unlikely 1× as who masterminded it had 1× could have masterminded the killings 1× cultured man masterminded an art 1× elaborate fraud masterminded by its 1× gaza who masterminded the october 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a day after 1× a woman identified 1× brazilian football icon 1× brought to life 1× decades later the 1× erdogan alleges gulen 1×

Common sentence endings:

2016 coup attempt 1× chance he got 1× court on monday 1× directed by iran 1× face of terrorism 1× family said thursday 1×

Words around Masterminded

Just before it in the word index:

mastermind 272 masterman 6 masterly 16 mastering 159 masterimage 2 masteri 3

Just after it in the word index:

masterminding 31 masterminds 46 masternak 2 masternet 4 masternode 4 masterpass 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aborigines 85 abreu 85 accommodates 85 ade 85 aeronautical 85 aground 85

Corpus analysis for Masterminded

  • In this selection, "masterminded" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rajji, jointly, gulen, behind, brisbane and last stand out and add context to how "masterminded" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alias rajji masterminded behind the and alleges gulen masterminded the 2016. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "masterminded" sits close to words such as aborigines, abreu and accommodates, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with masterminded

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Erdogan alleges Gulen masterminded the 2016 coup attempt. (8 words)

The plots being pursued by these teams were orchestrated, masterminded and directed by Iran. (14 words)

Decades later, the death of Aquino, as well as who masterminded it, had been shrouded with mystery. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

He also masterminded a sensational win away at League One side Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup first round proper in one of the biggest upsets of last season’s competition as Church went beyond the qualifying rounds for the first time in 49 years. (45 words)

Hewlett-Packard lost more than $4 billion over its acquisition of British software firm Autonomy because of an elaborate fraud masterminded by its co-founder Mike Lynch to inflate the company’s value, HP’s lawyers told a London court on Monday. (42 words)

Brought to life through stop-motion animation against a live-action backdrop, Marcel first became a star on YouTube, in a series of DIY shorts jointly masterminded by Slate and director Dean Fleischer Camp starting in 2010. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

A day after, some of the youths came and dragged Madam Martina out of her house to the main road, alleging that she masterminded the accident and death of the two youths using witchcraft.

A woman identified as Sukhwinder Kaur alias Rajji, masterminded behind the murder and one of her accomplices Sakir Hussain, have been arrested, Barbil police said in a press meet today.

Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the "beautiful game," has died at the age of 82, his family said Thursday.

Brought to life through stop-motion animation against a live-action backdrop, Marcel first became a star on YouTube, in a series of DIY shorts jointly masterminded by Slate and director Dean Fleischer Camp starting in 2010.

Decades later, the death of Aquino, as well as who masterminded it, had been shrouded with mystery.

Erdogan alleges Gulen masterminded the 2016 coup attempt.

He also masterminded a sensational win away at League One side Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup first round proper in one of the biggest upsets of last season’s competition as Church went beyond the qualifying rounds for the first time in 49 years.

He threw Gwen Stacy off the George Washington Bridge, masterminded the Clone Saga, went after Aunt May, and tried to kill Spider-Man every chance he got.

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It turned out to be a huge moment, as it kept the scoreline at 1-0 as Liverpool masterminded an unlikely comeback to win their second game of the season.

One of the three judges on the panel who decided on the Kuciak murder case three months ago opined that Kočner could have masterminded the killings.

The plots being pursued by these teams were orchestrated, masterminded and directed by Iran.

Yet at the height of the terror campaign, this ‘cultured’ man masterminded an art gallery bombing in Florence that deliberately destroyed priceless paintings by Rubens and Giotto.

He is feared to have masterminded the six months ago after which the IDF made it their top mission to hunt down the terror boss.

Here, the action is distilled to 100 minutes and masterminded by the bull of destiny – Acosta makes an indomitable horned creature.

Hewlett-Packard lost more than $4 billion over its acquisition of British software firm Autonomy because of an elaborate fraud masterminded by its co-founder Mike Lynch to inflate the company’s value, HP’s lawyers told a London court on Monday.

It also referred to Haniyeh’s successor, Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, who masterminded the October 7 attack on Israel and was killed Thursday in Gaza, as the “new face of terrorism”.

Savannah Fitzpatrick masterminded Brisbane’s first goal, pulling off a blind turn and a sharp pass to set up Stephanie Kershaw for a close-range strike in the third quarter.

Since then, the union has kept faith by always rejecting any form of industrial action or protest masterminded by oil and industry cabals to undermine the Tinubu administration.

Sinwar, Hamas’ top official in Gaza who masterminded the October 7 attacks, was subsequently named the group’s new leader.

Sinwar masterminded last year’s October 7 attacks in Israel, which killed some 1200 people, according to Israeli authorities.

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Common combinations with masterminded

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "masterminded" in a sentence?
An example: "A day after, some of the youths came and dragged Madam Martina out of her house to the main road, alleging that she masterminded the accident and death of the two youths using witchcraft." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "masterminded" from authentic English texts.
What does "masterminded" mean?
Masterminded means: simple past and past participle of mastermind
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