skillful
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In Renaissance England, skillful surgeons and herb-dispensing healers competed with charlatan doctors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
A priest, noticing Pratt’s skillful doodling, bought him art supplies and showed him a collection of work by the Kiowa Five, a renowned group of early 20th-century painters who’d attended the school.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
At his best, he is undoubtedly one of England's most skillful seamers but his fitness and reliability remains a concern.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026
“He emphasized materials in a very skillful way. His lighting creates spatial depth. You get a different idea of what the architecture consists of.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
Perhaps Rekh would now let him make leaves every day, perhaps allow him to anneal wire, spread solder just so on the boxes, and learn and become skillful.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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