skillful

Example Sentences

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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

Martin cites Timothée Chalamet’s orange-hued campaign for “Marty Supreme” as a particularly skillful deployment of the trend.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

In a nation of noisy confrontationalists—the skillful soft touch replaced by the swing of a folding chair—reason is routinely drowned out by the loudest voices in the room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The irony is that these tactics were once the preserve of less skillful teams that had few other ways of getting anywhere near the goal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Our boatman was either less skillful than Nick's, or less favored by the Fates.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood