How to Use adept in a Sentence

adept

adjective

• He's adept in several languages.
• Has ball skills; tracks it in the air and is adept on making plays.
  — The Kansas City Star, kansascity.com, 27 Apr. 2017
• Oake was not adept enough with that sleight of hand either.
  — Eduardo Gonzalez, latimes.com, 21 June 2018
• But the railway has proven adept at cost-cutting in the past, the report said.
  — Natalie Walters, Dallas News, 10 June 2020
• And while the tool is adept for getting the job done, it wasn’t designed for our hair.
  — Jennifer Ford, Essence, 28 Aug. 2019
• The team’s front office has not been as adept as its marketers.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2021
• In the end, Tsien proved more adept at dealing with mice than men.
  — Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 20 Jan. 2022
• That will slow the pace of disruption for even the most adept newcomer.
  — Charley Grant, WSJ, 28 June 2018
• Putin, of course, has never been very adept at playing the long game.
  — David A. Andelman, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
• Your husband seems to be adept at getting his needs met.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2020
• But how adept are children and teens at spreading the disease?
  — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 23 Aug. 2020
• The Buccaneers’ front seven is stout and adept against the run and pass.
  — Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2020
• He was adept at hitting short- to mid-range receivers in stride.
  — Randy Peterson, USA TODAY, 2 May 2022
• The Rams have thus far proved adept at limiting big plays.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2019
• The group also is adept at Creole blues and the folk-dance flavor of mazurkas.
  — Bob Kostanczuk, Post-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2018
• The researchers found that their rodent subjects were adept at both tasks.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2023
• So far, Rutschman has proven to be adept at both for the Orioles.
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2022
• That leaves little margin for error against teams more adept at driving the ball out of the park.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
• Hollinger is a clever wordsmith and an adept storyteller.
  — Julia M. Klein, Philly.com, 26 Oct. 2017
• AHAs are much more adept at smoothing the texture of your skin.
  — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 30 Mar. 2018
• 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
• Tagovailoa’s quick feet and sleight of hand skills allow him to be adept at this style.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2021
• Perry has been adept at seeing transactions through to the end.
  — Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2020
• Small talk is boring, and becoming less adept with it may not be such a loss.
  — Dan Ariely, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2021
• These people are supposed to be brilliant good guys adept at skirting the law.
  — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 9 Mar. 2023
• Marshall is just as adept on special teams as the Blazers.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 12 Nov. 2021
• So far, Pulisic has been adept at ignoring the pressure that comes with it.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2019
• 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
• Perry is adept at carving space out at the net-front, and power plays provide him the best stage to do so.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 14 Aug. 2020
• Joveljić is adept with both legs and, at 5-foot-9, is good in the air.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021

Last Updated: 29 Apr 2024