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having a knack



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But despite having a knack for writing cosy crime, he admits to the BBC he is "terrible at playing detective".

From BBC Sep. 12, 2024

He scores all types of goals and works right across the forward line, having a knack for eluding markers while also creating space for team-mates such as Dele Alli and Heung-min Son.

From The Guardian May 22, 2017

All of which makes this a marvelous opportunity to stop crediting such shows with having a knack for real-world prescience or a special ability to reflect America’s most pressing anxieties back at the viewer.

From Washington Post Feb. 2, 2017

He’s a behind-the-scenes operator, who gets credited time and again with having a knack for assembling teams and making sure they follow through on their goals.

From BusinessWeek Oct. 19, 2012

I bought a large sheet of paper, and having a knack at drawing, sat down, with the greatest gravity, before the pump, and sketched it for several hours.

From The Fitz-Boodle Papers by William Makepeace Thackeray




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