savoir faire
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The Spanish champions have the experience, the savoir faire, the heritage, the money time mentality and the talent.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024
Selections went from fine French bottlings to show American savoir faire toward U.S. labels as domestic wines improved in quality and stature.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2020
It conveys immediacy, material reality, improvisation as well as flamboyance and glamour, savoir faire.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2018
It all comes together at L’Oursin, where Proville applies French savoir faire to salmon, scallops, sea urchin, Dungeness crab and more with spectacular results.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2017
Very well," he said, "but you must then authorize me to stand, as behooves a man of breeding who prides himself on possessing a certain amount of savoir faire.
From The Secret of Sarek by Leblanc, Maurice
To his eternal credit, Suga Free’s technical complexity, comic timing and mid-song impressions make him so inimitable that few ever attempt to copy his savoir-faire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
"Our reputation is at stake. That is why we must unite all our knowledge, our efforts, our savoir-faire to achieve this goal."
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2023
“We can speak of our savoir-faire to people from all over the world.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2021
An institution near rue Mouffetard, La Tuile à Loup cultivates beauty by preserving the savoir-faire of traditional artisans in the countryside.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2021
He was painfully aware that he lacked the ecclesiastical aplomb and savoir-faire that enabled so many of his colleagues in other faiths and sects to get ahead.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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