not quite master

Examples (10)

• He could play the piano, but he had not quite mastered the most complex pieces.
• She tried to learn French, but after a year, she had not quite mastered the tricky grammar.
• The young chef could cook many dishes, yet he had not quite mastered the art of baking.
• He was an avid skier, but still had not quite mastered the black diamond slopes.
• Though he practiced daily, he had not quite mastered the difficult yoga pose.
• The beginner programmer had not quite mastered object-oriented concepts.
• After several attempts, she found she had not quite mastered parallel parking.
• He knew the theory well, but in practice, he had not quite mastered the technique.
• The artist was talented, but had not quite mastered the nuances of watercolor.
• She felt she had not quite mastered the new software, despite attending all the training sessions.