skillfully

Example Sentences

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"Both the State and Murdaugh's defense skillfully presented their cases to the jury as the trial court deftly presided over this complicated and high-profile matter," the justices wrote.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“The Iranians are obviously negotiating very skillfully—or, rather, very skillfully not negotiating and letting the Americans travel to Islamabad only to leave again without any results.”

From Slate • May 2, 2026

Director Yorgos Lanthimos skillfully brings viewers along for the ride, stretching and then rewarding their sympathy with Teddy, even as his behavior becomes ever more outlandish.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Ms. Sabit skillfully inhabits the voices of Rahmat’s acquaintances in the Afghan community, his Virginia neighbors and the eyewitnesses of events leading up to Zorah’s demise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The audience laughed, deep down, from the bottom up and, as suddenly as Malcolm had stirred it, so, skillfully and swiftly, he deflected it.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey