How to Use skilled in a Sentence

skilled

adjective

• He is skilled at cooking.
• Carpentry is a skilled trade.
• Looney’s too steady and skilled to not be a part of whatever comes next.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023
• Like all volunteers, Nesbitt doesn't take the place of the skilled chefs.
  — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022
• The tech workforce is full of skilled workers on visas who flock from around the globe to get a slice of tech wealth.
  — Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 16 July 2024
• Soon, Silver joined an army of skilled craftsmen from around the world and went to the building’s aid.
  — Keir Simmons, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
• The biggest drawback is that there isn’t enough skilled labor to achieve this.
  — Kamala Thiagarajan, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
• Instead, the Heat sees Ware as a skilled big who has the potential to space the floor with his three-point shot.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
• In other words, there’s a big gap between what skilled coders earn per hour and what a beat cop earns.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024
• The problem now is finding enough skilled workers to keep up.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Oct. 2022
• Leopards are bigger, bulkier and stronger than cheetahs and are skilled in the art of stealth.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
• The process depends, of course, on the direction of an extremely skilled taster, or team of tasters.
  — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 26 Aug. 2023
• Some patients at the skilled nursing facility, one of the largest in the U.S., have lived there for decades.
  — Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Aug. 2022
• One of the key missions of the Space Force is to train troops skilled in detecting and defending against those threats.
  — Matthew Lee, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2024
• The skilled likes of Peggy Roeder and Leah Morrow are also on hand.
  — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
• As a soccer player, Fredrickson said, Issa was skilled and crafty with the ball.
  — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 7 Aug. 2022
• While Ben is honest and skilled with a gun, Sam is a sly con man who depends on his clever thinking and schemes.
  — Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
• People should look at the records of these two and base their vote on that, not who has dementia or which one is a more skilled liar.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024
• Known as some of the most skilled and fierce warriors in the world, the Gurkhas have impressed (and terrified) everyone around them.
  — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Nov. 2022
• Working from these samples, a skilled weaver used a Jacquard loom to replicate the brilliant red-and-white design.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
• Clinics need skilled doctors who know how to do abortions well.
  — Amy Pedulla, STAT, 14 Dec. 2023
• The program aims to prepare students for a career in the skilled trades, which have a labor shortage.
  — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
• Only a handful of vets around the country are skilled enough to do this type of surgery on exotic cats, and Dr. Ryan Sadler is one of them.
  — Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2023
• Make no mistake, Houston's point guard is a deeply-skilled player.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 24 Oct. 2022
• The result is an assembly of animals that are skilled at making sound, and a whole, whole lot of it.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2023
• As a result of the deal, MP Materials will build a new plant in Texas that will create more than 100 skilled jobs.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2022
• Very few teams – especially young teams – are as athletic and skilled in the field as these Guardians.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2022
• Meet and shop from skilled artisans and merchants who have searched the world for unique gems, beads and antiquities.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
• Each year, 12 artists are selected to work along with skilled craftspeople, six in Kohler’s foundry and six in the pottery area, with the opportunity to learn and create their art with Kohler’s materials, equipment, and technical expertise.
  — Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
• Ong also emphasized that in Singapore, the country has a competitive tax regime, a skilled and well educated workforce, and a stable industrial relationship.
  — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024