How to Use deft in a Sentence

deft

adjective

• The photographer is known for her deft use of lighting.
• Pulisic set up Weah for a deft finish in the 36th minute against the Welsh.
  — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Nov. 2022
• The cat made a deft U-turn, scampered out of the trap, and vanished.
  — Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• With deft strokes of her needle and thread, Lowe brought out the best of her clients.
  — Shelcy Joseph, Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
• Holiday was 4-for-20 and didn’t have a deft touch on his shots at the rim.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 15 July 2021
• That’s not easy, and Williams guided the Suns through a long season with a deft touch.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022
• Born in the Bahamas, Ms. Salomon had a scathing sense of humor and a deft hand at the stove.
  — New York Times, 29 May 2021
• The Heat’s big man is a deft passer, and Butler began working the open space of the lane.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
• Much of it, in the first half, is funny, deft, and dotted with suspense.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023
• Few, if any, in the NBA are as deft in switches or one-on-one challenges.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2022
• Partly that lies in the quartet's deft approach to their work.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2022
• But Matild Palace’s calling card is a deft balance of past and present.
  — Alia Akkam, Robb Report, 20 July 2021
• Texas rolled in the first set, overwhelming Kentucky with its size and deft skill around the net.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2021
• Such has been the deft calculus of Mr. Putin’s friendship with Mr. Xi.
  — Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2022
• The series is deft in capturing both the horrors and joys of high school.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2022
• With a deft hand they can be turned sideways to cut a notch along sidewalks, patios and drives.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 20 Mar. 2023
• Among young voters, Ko has a leg up thanks to his deft use of social media.
  — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
• The singer’s singer (Tony Bennett’s a fan!) is admired for her deft touch with lyrics and unfussy way with melody.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022
• The defense collapsed, and Stefanovic got a deft pass off to a rolling Keita, who bobbled the ball and turned it over.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Nov. 2022
• The war is no less a conflict than The Crusades, and is presented as a deft dark mix of mime and modern dance.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2022
• These perks didn't diminish the Rover's deft off-road handling.
  — Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
• But on the fifth hole Burns, 25, began to play with exceptional power and a deft touch on the greens.
  — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2021
• Skis this wide, no matter how deft, are more suited for the best days of the year when the canyon is closed behind you and the snow keeps on coming.
  — Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2022
• Irving had one assist, a deft bounce-pass through traffic to Tatum for a layup-plus-one in the third quarter.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2021
• Leon turns out to be a deft teacher, and by chapter’s end, Gopnik has his license in hand.
  — Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2023
• The themes of family and connection are woven into the script with a deft touch.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2023
• To decide to be someone else, spin the wheel and see where scissors in the deft hands of a stylist would take me felt like the first step to clarity.
  — Melissa Magsaysay, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2022
• He’s also known in the Variety newsroom for his deft touch with news-of-the-weird stories that arise on his beats.
  — William Earl, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024
• Linklater and his deft comedic actors keep things moving, with plenty of laughs and moments of painful recognition.
  — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
• Taylor Swift's fans have pieced together videos portraying the pop-music icon's deft handling of stage mishaps.
  — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024