adeptly

Example Sentences

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Adeptly marshaling a cast of 14, she threads the sections together with a compositional skill worthy of Taylor.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2022

Adeptly handled pitching staff as the backup catcher all season and will likely catch Hyun-Jin Ryu.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2019

Adeptly pouring from random bottles into cocktail glasses, he then sends these whizzing around and off the bar, to be caught — sometimes gymnastically — by the members, who seem not to spill a drop.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2013

Adeptly following the cumulative, remote method of Joseph Conrad, his collaborator on other novels, he gently penetrates every motive, suggests every emotion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Adeptly, he seized the right eyelid of M. Max, and rolled it back over his forefinger, disclosing the eyeball.

From The Yellow Claw by Rohmer, Sax