Masterpiece is an English word with synonyms like work or accomplishment. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Masterpiece meaning
- A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.
- A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship.
- A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild.
Synonyms of Masterpiece
Using Masterpiece
- The main meaning on this page is: A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career. | A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship. | A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild.
- Useful related words include: chef-d'oeuvre, work, piece of work, accomplishment.
- In the example corpus, masterpiece often appears in combinations such as: masterpiece of, the masterpiece, masterpiece that.
Context around Masterpiece
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Masterpiece
- In this selection, "masterpiece" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, surreal, romantic, hollywood, entr, created and cakeshop stand out and add context to how "masterpiece" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a masterpiece of their and a nailbiting masterpiece. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "masterpiece" sits close to words such as beckham, byron and combustion, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with masterpiece
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And of course, it's not a masterpiece. (8 words)
And the season finale was a nailbiting masterpiece. (8 words)
A shame that such a masterpiece isn’t more accessible. (10 words)
Director Luc Besson's timeless masterpiece, Léon: The Professional tells the story of the titular hitman (played by ), who witnesses the murder of his 12-year-old neighbor's (played by ) entire family by the corrupt DEA agent Norman Stansfield (). (40 words)
As its middling 65% Rotten Tomatoes score and 6.7 IMDb rating would suggest, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre isn’t a mind-blowing masterpiece that will change audiences’ lives, but it’s still well worth a watch. (38 words)
As the chair of the school board tried to explain, the issue was not with the marble masterpiece but the “egregious” failure to warn parents that their children would see the “potentially controversial” work of art. (36 words)
Behind the Art: How Elizabeth Thompson captured the essence of courage and patriotism in her masterpiece "Scotland Forever! (18 words)
Eiichiro Oda’s epic masterpiece is about to come to life like never before! (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
Adding to the allure, René Clair’s surreal masterpiece, Entr’acte, will be screened with its original Erik Satie soundtrack.
After the incident, you could almost hear a collective sigh of relief when news outlets reported that the masterpiece was unharmed.
Against a bustling background of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics, Will’s love for Viola quickly blossoms, inspiring him to write his greatest romantic masterpiece.
Also ending with its fourth season, will live on as a masterpiece of the new millennium, a brilliant and unforgiving takedown of the 1%.
Although the Hollywood masterpiece,had the potential for a sequel, it seemed that studios were hesitant to go through with the plans after noticing that the Rick Blaine twist.
A masterpiece of their is multifaceted as it cuts across borders into different spheres.
Amy is unquestionably dark, complex and yet so realistic in this masterpiece created by r. Tired of playing the "Cool-girl" she seeks revenge on her husband in a twisted and sadistic manner.
An appeals court has ruled that Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips cannot refuse to handcraft a cake “celebrating” an individual’s gender “transition from male to female,” even though the action violates his Christian beliefs.
And of course, it's not a masterpiece.
And the season finale was a nailbiting masterpiece.
A shame that such a masterpiece isn’t more accessible.
As its middling 65% Rotten Tomatoes score and 6.7 IMDb rating would suggest, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre isn’t a mind-blowing masterpiece that will change audiences’ lives, but it’s still well worth a watch.
As the chair of the school board tried to explain, the issue was not with the marble masterpiece but the “egregious” failure to warn parents that their children would see the “potentially controversial” work of art.
At first, the song is very familiar and gentle but then quickly changes into a unique and powerful horn jazz masterpiece.
Attack on Titan might have brought its manga to an end a few years back, that isn't stopping creator Hajime Isayama from taking the opportunity to return to his masterpiece.
Behind the Art: How Elizabeth Thompson captured the essence of courage and patriotism in her masterpiece "Scotland Forever!
Could never thank KJo enough for this masterpiece and one of my most favs.
Despite this, Hamilton is not expecting the Silver Arrows to make an entirely fresh start in 2024, with the Brit insisting that his current car is still a 'masterpiece' regardless.
Director Luc Besson's timeless masterpiece, Léon: The Professional tells the story of the titular hitman (played by ), who witnesses the murder of his 12-year-old neighbor's (played by ) entire family by the corrupt DEA agent Norman Stansfield ().
Eiichiro Oda’s epic masterpiece is about to come to life like never before!
Common combinations with masterpiece
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- masterpiece of 17×
- the masterpiece 13×
- masterpiece that 10×
- masterpiece in 10×
- is masterpiece 9×
- his masterpiece 8×
- masterpiece is 8×
- this masterpiece 7×
- masterpiece and 7×
- masterpiece the 7×