Sentence examples for thoroughly mastered from inspiring English sources

Regiomontanus thoroughly mastered Hellenistic and medieval mathematics.

He had thoroughly mastered the works of Descartes and had also discovered that the French philosopher Pierre Gassendi had revived atomism, an alternative mechanical system to explain nature.

Eakins had so thoroughly mastered the process of translating three dimensions into two that the initial drawing stage of a painting became, for him, a mechanical process.

Garbo had by the mid-'30s so thoroughly mastered the art of looking world-weary that her performance here feels oddly disengaged: one more variation on her "I vant to be alone" persona from "Grand Hotel" (1932).

Rising nearly 4,500 vertical feet in less than 12 ½ miles, the pass was supposed to be the most challenging on our route, but at this point I'd thoroughly mastered this sweet spot business and left Dale trailing behind me.

Like much art based on the rejection of conventions thoroughly mastered, the oil sketches have tremendous vitality, far more than the paintings they were meant to be studies for.

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, perhaps only Hristo Stoichkov of Bulgaria and Shevchenko have left the East to so thoroughly master the West.

Whereas greater financial reward may have motivated some, the majority of students were more concerned with lifestyle issues and the desire to limit themselves to a specific area of medicine they could thoroughly master at the time and in the future.

The song is evidence of how thoroughly Beyoncé has mastered the art of public identity, expertly inhabiting two dueling personas at any given moment.

So thoroughly has Mr. Schiff mastered this music -- absorbed it into his mind, blood, sinew and fingers -- that he played all of it from memory and most of it without pedals.

"Hokusai" explores in depth the complex legacy of an inventive and thoroughly delightful master.