know-how

Example Sentences

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She asked whether they could use their technology and know-how to engineer something that could similarly save lives in the event of wildfire flames.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The implication was clear: farming know-how had been imported into the “waterworld” hunter-gatherer communities by women.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Despite his lack of governance know-how, Pratt is versed in the art of spectacle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has been offering his country's know-how fighting Russian- and Iranian-made drones to Middle Eastern nations, offered to help Bahrain in his latest visit to the region.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Nearly a decade would pass before the United States regained the know-how or the will to launch espionage operations on Russian soil.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau