as in specialty
something for which a person shows a special talent
doing funny impressions of people has always been my forte
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Johnson’s forte is the Manichean gangster movie, in that all his films interrogate the relationship between good and evil.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
But his skill set would not include identifying and scouting targets; rather, his forte is handling negotiations, drawing up contracts and dealing with the relevant parties.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Lightroom Classic’s forte is adjustment, while Photoshop’s is editing.
—PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025
Even so, letting things happen in their own time is not his forte.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
But his skill set would not include identifying and scouting targets; rather, his forte is handling negotiations, drawing up contracts and dealing with the relevant parties.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Lightroom Classic’s forte is adjustment, while Photoshop’s is editing.
—PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025
Even so, letting things happen in their own time is not his forte.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forte
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“Forte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forte. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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