taskmaster

Example Sentences

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An unglamorous choice to replace taskmaster Tom Thibodeau, the well-traveled Brown turned a good team into a great one by convincing them to collectively sacrifice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

At the FBI, he gained a reputation of being an exacting taskmaster and, despite his early Republican political alignment, someone who was appreciated by politicians of both political parties.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Wife Sharon played the taskmaster, keeping everything in line.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2025

Mr Salmond described himself as a "tough taskmaster" when he was in charge of the government.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

As they rounded Frosh Pond, they muttered to one another: Ulbrickson was unfair, a cold taskmaster, too hard on them, too blind to see how hard they were working.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown