- plural of skill.
skills
Example Sentences
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Some people frequently change jobs to rack up new skills and titles, a strategy sometimes referred to as “lily padding.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Cognitive ability was measured as many as four times with the Mini-Mental State Examination, an established 11-question screening test that evaluates memory, attention and thinking skills.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
He said his firefighters have "very specialist skills" to tackle wildfires with military assistance enabling him to "focus all of that in the right place".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The 19-year-old, sporting a budding beard, usually operates from home, filling lulls by watching the TV show Criminal Minds or honing his drone-flying skills on a simulator.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Those are skills I believe every girl should possess.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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