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UK
/mˈɑːstəstɹˌəʊk/
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[ US /ˈmæstɝˌstɹoʊk/ ]
[ US /ˈmæstɝˌstɹoʊk/ ]
NOUN
- an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery
How To Use masterstroke In A Sentence
- So, tactically, it is a masterstroke, with one fatal flaw.
- Opinion is divided on whether her surprise resignation as governor in July was a political masterstroke or suicide. Times, Sunday Times
- What looked like a masterstroke three years ago, now seems like a poorly timed deal that has saddled the group with uncomfortable debts. Times, Sunday Times
- That the protector is a female terminator is a masterstroke, but it's Sarah Connor's character that really pushes the envelope. Sarah Connor Chronicles: What did we end up with?
- It was a political coup de theatre and it has proved a masterstroke. Times, Sunday Times
- That ad campaign was an absolute masterstroke.
- It was to prove a masterstroke. Times, Sunday Times
- The President glowed with pride and a sense of accomplishment after this masterstroke of personal diplomacy.
- What looked like a masterstroke three years ago, now seems like a poorly timed deal that has saddled the group with uncomfortable debts. Times, Sunday Times
- The impact he has will be immediate and represents something of a short-term masterstroke by the club's American owners in terms of cementing their own popularity. Evening Standard - Home