handiness
Example Sentences
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A father of two and grandfather of three, he says he learned his handiness from his dad, who worked as a carpenter for Washington Gas.
From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2022
Many Verge staffers are coffee fiends and swear by the handiness of these Ember mugs, but it’s best to pick one up when they go on sale from time to time.
From The Verge • Jun. 2, 2022
Not an episode passes without occasion to remark on the handiness of home ec.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 16, 2015
JR: There you go again, reducing the population of a city down to their collective handiness in a fight.
From The Guardian • Jul. 16, 2011
The forefoot and dead wood aft appear to have been cut away to an extraordinary extent, probably for the purpose of increasing the handiness.
From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by Holmes, George C. V.
