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adjective

consummate

having or revealing supreme mastery or skill

In a sentence

Six example sentences with consummate, each labelled with its topic.

  • She played the Brahms from memory at seventeen, a consummate performance that left the orchestra applauding with the audience.

    Music

  • A consummate passer, he threaded the ball between three defenders without once looking at the teammate cutting to the rim.

    Basketball

  • Forgers copied his brushwork for two centuries and never matched the consummate control he showed in a single unbroken line.

    Art

  • A consummate pastry chef, she laminated the dough in twelve minutes while explaining each fold to the trainees.

    Cooking

  • A consummate negotiator, the senator counted votes before anyone else and never brought a bill to the floor early.

    Politics

  • The portrait shows consummate skill with light, a single window used to shape the whole face.

    Photography

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