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: accomplished with skill
a skillful treatment
skillfulness
noun
Examples of skillful in a Sentence
He is skillful at diplomacy.
an artist skillful in the use of color
the skillful manner in which the doctor and nurses treated the patient
These issues require skillful handling.
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His non-fiction book The Onion Field, published in 1973, would stand as, arguably, his literary masterpiece, a skillful telling of the true tale of a 1963 kidnapping of two LAPD officers and the brutal murder of one of them.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
Hackman tamped down all of his gritty charm to embody a squirrely surveillance expert, again showcasing a skillful adaptability early in his career.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
The French superstar was in devastating form, converting a delicate lob, a skillful individual run and a thumping left-foot drive to decisively prove that his slow start in Madrid has well and truly come to an end.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
My partner’s organization, energy, confidence, focus, and skillful ability to take charge?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
Hackman tamped down all of his gritty charm to embody a squirrely surveillance expert, again showcasing a skillful adaptability early in his career.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
The French superstar was in devastating form, converting a delicate lob, a skillful individual run and a thumping left-foot drive to decisively prove that his slow start in Madrid has well and truly come to an end.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
My partner’s organization, energy, confidence, focus, and skillful ability to take charge?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for skillful
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“Skillful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skillful. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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