How to Use adept in a Sentence

adept

1 of 2 adjective

• He's adept in several languages.
• Joveljić is adept with both legs and, at 5-foot-9, is good in the air.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021
• Has ball skills; tracks it in the air and is adept on making plays.
  — The Kansas City Star, kansascity.com, 27 Apr. 2017
• So far, Rutschman has proven to be adept at both for the Orioles.
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2022
• In the end, Tsien proved more adept at dealing with mice than men.
  — Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 20 Jan. 2022
• Oake was not adept enough with that sleight of hand either.
  — Eduardo Gonzalez, latimes.com, 21 June 2018
• And while the tool is adept for getting the job done, it wasn’t designed for our hair.
  — Jennifer Ford, Essence, 28 Aug. 2019
• But the railway has proven adept at cost-cutting in the past, the report said.
  — Natalie Walters, Dallas News, 10 June 2020
• The Buccaneers’ front seven is stout and adept against the run and pass.
  — Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2020
• The Azov Brigade is one of Ukraine’s most adept military units.
  — Nick Parker, Washington Post, 9 July 2023
• AHAs are much more adept at smoothing the texture of your skin.
  — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 30 Mar. 2018
• James is as adept as anyone in the NBA at hunting matchups.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 May 2021
• The group also is adept at Creole blues and the folk-dance flavor of mazurkas.
  — Bob Kostanczuk, Post-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2018
• Putin, of course, has never been very adept at playing the long game.
  — David A. Andelman, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
• The team’s front office has not been as adept as its marketers.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2021
• The 49ers are not only a team of stars on the field, but are pretty adept at the microphone.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
• Naperville North’s Bryce Welch is getting more adept at letting the game come to him.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2023
• Mann is, first, a supremely gifted storyteller, adept at the slow windup and the rapid turn of the screw.
  — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022
• The Rams have thus far proved adept at limiting big plays.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2019
• He was adept at hitting short- to mid-range receivers in stride.
  — Randy Peterson, USA TODAY, 2 May 2022
• That will slow the pace of disruption for even the most adept newcomer.
  — Charley Grant, WSJ, 28 June 2018
• But how adept are children and teens at spreading the disease?
  — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 23 Aug. 2020
• Your husband seems to be adept at getting his needs met.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2020
• Antonoff is a rare exception: eager to talk about the work, able to take a joke, adept at reading the room.
  — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022
• So far, Pulisic has been adept at ignoring the pressure that comes with it.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2019
• Marshall is just as adept on special teams as the Blazers.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 12 Nov. 2021
• Tagovailoa’s quick feet and sleight of hand skills allow him to be adept at this style.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2021
• That leaves little margin for error against teams more adept at driving the ball out of the park.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
• Its barbed limbs are adept at ensnaring small crustaceans and fish, breaking them down inside its body.
  — Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
• Not every author can combine murder with humor, but Atkins, who wrote some of the Robert Parker mysteries, is adept at producing serious mystery stories with a light side.
  — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2024

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adept

2 of 2 noun

• Is adept at throwing fade balls and touch throws in the back of the end zone.
  — Terez A. Paylor, kansascity.com, 6 Apr. 2017
• Some of that is a savvy front office, but that has to go hand-in-hand with a coaching staff adept at player development.
  — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 8 May 2018
• From those who know him well, Calhoun gets high marks as both a smooth operator, adept at making the numbers work, and as a kind of Mr. Fix-It.
  — Erik Sherman, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2020
• Broome and Jenifer aren’t yet Caupain, but are becoming adept at driving and dishing.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 8 Jan. 2018
• None has proven as adept at expanding profit margins as Kraft Heinz.
  — Greg Trotter, chicagotribune.com, 25 May 2017
• The staff is thoroughly trained on the list, adept with suggesting pairings and eager to pour tastes for uncertain guests.
  — Kate Washington, sacbee, 11 May 2018
• Martin has even mentioned having the 6-foot-11 Porter, with his adept passing skills, bring the ball upcourt to initiate offense.
  — Aaron Reiss, kansascity, 28 June 2018
• Second, Keim and his scouting staff proved adept at adding key players throughout the summer and fall, which helped the Cardinals win 34 games in the first three seasons of his tenure.
  — Kent Somers, azcentral, 20 Apr. 2018
• Is adept at reading defenses pre-snap and audibling out of bad plays.
  — Terez A. Paylor, kansascity, 26 Aug. 2017
• Mendes proved adept at covering her baby bump: The high-profile couple kept their pregnancy under wraps for months.
  — Madison Rossi, PEOPLE.com, 2 Oct. 2017
• For his part, Hader says one of his biggest challenges was keeping up with his cast as an actor, and part of that process in playing Barry was becoming adept with looking awful at it.
  — Chris Barton, latimes.com, 24 Mar. 2018
• As ever, Mr Putin proved adept at taking advantage of American mistakes.
  — The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
• In a company full of sharp elbows and big egos, the animator distinguished himself as an introvert adept at bringing a level of emotional depth to his films.
  — Rebecca Keegan, HWD, 19 June 2018
• Highly trained, gun adept, teachers/coaches would solve the problem instantly, before police arrive.
  — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2018
• Ross’ admirers include Craig Newmark, founder and namesake of Craigslist, an entrepreneur adept at using technology to shake up the status quo.
  — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 24 May 2018
• The Volvo is a reasonably able cargo-toter, but the interior dimensions are a little less adept at carrying people.
  — Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 4 Aug. 2018
• Trump, another New York billionaire adept in handling the hometown press, took particular glee in watching Bloomberg's performance Wednesday, two people who spoke to him said.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2020
• The campaign hired Stephanie Cutter, an operative adept at handling political crises, to advise Mrs. Obama on her stump speech, her campaign itinerary and her media appearances.
  — Julie Hirschfeld Davis, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2016
• Brain activity of the creative adepts and controls was similar when imagining the next 24 hours but to the researchers’ surprise, the creative group alone engaged the dorsomedial default network when imagining events further into the future.
  — Knvul Sheikh, Scientific American, 22 May 2019
• Payton’s strong solos on piano and trumpet bracketed an extended bass solo by Spalding that was especially energetic, impassioned, and adept, Carrington accenting her partners’ work throughout with brilliant freestyle drumming.
  — Bill Beuttler, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2018
• They recruited computational chemists, software engineers, AI experts, and various other computer adepts, all of whom put their monster minds together to create an automated reasoning system that could inspect vast amounts of chemical data quickly and point the finger at potential new drug compounds.
  — Ed Regis, Wired, June 2000
• Is adept at throwing fade balls and touch throws in the back of the end zone.
  — Terez A. Paylor, kansascity.com, 6 Apr. 2017
• Some of that is a savvy front office, but that has to go hand-in-hand with a coaching staff adept at player development.
  — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 8 May 2018
• From those who know him well, Calhoun gets high marks as both a smooth operator, adept at making the numbers work, and as a kind of Mr. Fix-It.
  — Erik Sherman, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2020
• Broome and Jenifer aren’t yet Caupain, but are becoming adept at driving and dishing.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 8 Jan. 2018
• None has proven as adept at expanding profit margins as Kraft Heinz.
  — Greg Trotter, chicagotribune.com, 25 May 2017
• The staff is thoroughly trained on the list, adept with suggesting pairings and eager to pour tastes for uncertain guests.
  — Kate Washington, sacbee, 11 May 2018
• Martin has even mentioned having the 6-foot-11 Porter, with his adept passing skills, bring the ball upcourt to initiate offense.
  — Aaron Reiss, kansascity, 28 June 2018
• Second, Keim and his scouting staff proved adept at adding key players throughout the summer and fall, which helped the Cardinals win 34 games in the first three seasons of his tenure.
  — Kent Somers, azcentral, 20 Apr. 2018
• Is adept at reading defenses pre-snap and audibling out of bad plays.
  — Terez A. Paylor, kansascity, 26 Aug. 2017

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