1
: having great natural ability : talented
gifted children
2
: revealing a special gift
gifted voices
giftedly
adverb
giftedness
noun
Examples of gifted in a Sentence
He's an extremely gifted student.
a school for gifted children
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Francis offered words of encouragement and gifted inmates with a Rosary and pocket-sized Gospel, according to Vatican News.
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Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adding him would be viewed as a franchise-altering move in several markets across the league because of a unique skill set that not only makes Marner one of the NHL’s most offensively gifted performers but also one of its more trusted forwards on the defensive side of the puck.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The film’s synopsis reads: As war looms, a gifted glassmaker and his father see their world disrupted by an army colonel and his violinist daughter.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
What about if the other spouse contributes to their gift (think: renovations on a gifted home)?
—Julia Rodgers, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adding him would be viewed as a franchise-altering move in several markets across the league because of a unique skill set that not only makes Marner one of the NHL’s most offensively gifted performers but also one of its more trusted forwards on the defensive side of the puck.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The film’s synopsis reads: As war looms, a gifted glassmaker and his father see their world disrupted by an army colonel and his violinist daughter.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
What about if the other spouse contributes to their gift (think: renovations on a gifted home)?
—Julia Rodgers, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gifted
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gifted. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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gifted
adjective
gift·ed
ˈgif-təd 
: having great natural ability
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