adept

Example Sentences

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Russians are still defying the blockade, always adept at finding new ways to access our journalism.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Releasing sterilized males involves no pesticides, and also leverages the insect’s biology: Males in lust are adept at finding females.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Initially, “Undertone” is adept in producing a simple, familiar atmosphere, where fear can be easily manifested come nightfall.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

In the hundreds of years the House of Lords has existed, its unelected hereditary members have become adept at surviving extinction-level events.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Haydn was so adept at sculpting a tune from small beginnings that the younger Mozart and Beethoven simply copied the technique in their own way.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall