- present participle of finesse.
finessing
Example Sentences
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With enough time and imagination, kickers and equipment managers are capable of finessing footballs in ways that make them soar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Amid and despite the off-field trauma, Stokes was building an anthology of epic performances, finessing an ability to make Test cricket bend to his will.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2024
The outreach requires finessing complex legal and diplomatic disputes that have long poisoned ties, but, as the court cases demonstrated, history hangs heavy over the relationship.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
There is no leveraging, cajoling, or finessing the calculations of thrust, the pressure inside the cryogenic tanks, or the behavior of a 165-foot-long spaceship attempting a rocket-powered landing.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 18, 2023
There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do, if he chuses, and that is, his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution.
From Emma by Jane Austen
