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

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

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

You can always tell skillful spellers by the way they handle full-bodied words—the kind that contain ful or full.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner