skillful

Example Sentences

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In this roiling atmosphere, skillful politicians such as Lincoln churned turnout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 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

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

He had a skillful worker in wood make a huge wooden horse which was hollow and so big that it could hold a number of men.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton