nimble-fingered
Example Sentences
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Modern technology enters the arena with a nimble-fingered robot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The interconnecting rooms and workshops have the feel of an Aladdin's cave for adults and the Heath Robinson-like machinery, controlled by nimble-fingered workers, hums with long-practised skill and expertise.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2014
Short link for this page: http://gu.com/p/3f7j9 Today is Record Store Day, the annual show for shops that, post-HMV, are the last bastion for furtive nimble-fingered folk.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2013
Little cardboard tags dangle from their wrists or ankles, bearing the names of their makers, faithful and nimble-fingered Waldorf mothers who can also, it’s rumored, spin wool!
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 28, 2010
She was good at her work—fast, nimble-fingered, diligent, and even in the nearly unbearable heat of the weaving room, apparently indefatigable.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
