How to Use taskmaster in a Sentence

taskmaster

noun

• Musk is a taskmaster who plays fast and loose with the rules.
  — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2022
• Mitchell was a taskmaster, but one who drove Figgins to want to be in the front of the room.
  — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 27 May 2024
• She is taught by a tyrant of a taskmaster, Kuroda (who else?) in modern dress.
  — Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, 18 July 2019
• On Friday, the sun forms a trine with taskmaster Saturn.
  — Venus Australis, refinery29.com, 17 May 2020
• Saturn is the taskmaster of the zodiac and teaches us lessons through tough love.
  — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 19 Dec. 2017
• When your role is to be the strategic visionary as well as the day-to-day taskmaster, balance is key.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 June 2021
• Kerr may seem a bit more carefree than Walsh was, but the fiery taskmaster was a built-in component of both men.
  — Carl Steward, The Mercury News, 15 June 2017
• Kathi is a taskmaster and her style hasn’t changed over the years, including her fiery, red mullet.
  — Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 10 July 2019
• Arya learned the art of killing from a grueling set of taskmasters in Sandor Clegane and Jaqen H’ghar.
  — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2017
• Your life is now under the influence of Saturn, who is the taskmaster.
  — Chelsea Rickling, Marie Claire, 6 Feb. 2017
• Like Johnson, Sauer bucked the stereotype of hockey coach as taskmaster.
  — Ben Shpigel, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2017
• Yet all the terrifying taskmasters bashing me over the head with Strunk and White appear to have died off.
  — Lionel Shriver, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
• There are many moments in the documentary that show Hayes as a tough, blunt taskmaster.
  — Lee Igel, Forbes, 8 June 2022
• And as the de facto taskmaster of her tamale team, Solis makes sure her members are well-prepared.
  — Michelle L. Quinn, Post-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2017
• His taskmaster skills come in handy with Ramsay, who Wongso has challenged to master beef rendang by the end of the week.
  — National Geographic, 20 May 2020
• Mission Control in Houston bears his name—and a stern taskmaster.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Nov. 2020
• Remind yourself, from time to time, to pull back from being the taskmaster and enjoy each other.
  — Michelle Icard, CNN, 24 Aug. 2021
• As clever Mercury meets taskmaster Saturn in your 5th House of Play, the type of pleasure you’re currently drawn to might feel a lot like work.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2024
• Known as a stern taskmaster, O’Brien demands a lot, and that bodes well for Jones, who expressed a desire to be coached harder during the season.
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2023
• In life, Doña Mercedes had been a taskmaster, making masa from scratch, butchering the pig and steaming tamales on a wood stove on a turn-of-the-century rancho.
  — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 19 Dec. 2019
• Despite the youth on this team, Van Gundy will find a better balance this year between taskmaster and nurturer.
  — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2017
• Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy is a tough taskmaster, but Harris is self-critical.
  — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2018
• He's gotta be the stern taskmaster who can occasionally throw in a sarcastic quip.
  — Samantha Brodsky, Good Housekeeping, 13 Oct. 2017
• There was a time he was viewed as this unyielding taskmaster who wouldn’t tolerate such shoddy play.
  — Brian Davis, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2020
• Lee played basketball in the 1970s for Ralph Miller, known as an unforgiving taskmaster.
  — Eddie Pells, Star Tribune, 30 July 2020
• That something has somehow made its way into the tough bones of Cronin, who was brought here three years ago to be a taskmaster, but has suddenly become a ringleader.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2021
• She was known as a stern taskmaster who delivered love and learning to her students, many of whom tracked her down for years to deliver tales of their success in life.
  — courant.com, 12 June 2019
• Company taskmasters may yet grow fond of an adapted adage: mens sana in corporate sano.
  — The Economist, 9 Nov. 2019
• The club is betting on manager Antonio Conte, the Italian taskmaster, to find the right balance in his first full season in charge.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022
• While there is no denying Karolyi’s success, or the system that was the foundation for it, she also was known as an exacting taskmaster.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2017

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024