agile

Example Sentences

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Illinois coach Brad Underwood’s ideal athlete is tall but agile, with a smooth dribble and a clean jump shot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

He will need time to consolidate his power, as even his bureaucratically agile father took several years to establish his political hegemony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Those changes have turned the company into a “more agile, more disciplined, and more accountable organization,” he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Some were injured - not everyone was young or agile - but there was no alternative.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

She had seen him look that way at a half-grown lamb prancing in the meadow on a midsummer afternoon, admiring its agile charm.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry