1
: having great natural ability : talented
gifted children
2
: revealing a special gift
gifted voices
giftedly
adverb
giftedness
noun
Examples of gifted in a Sentence
He's an extremely gifted student.
a school for gifted children
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There’s a common belief that only struggling leaders need coaching, while naturally gifted or highly experienced leaders don’t.
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Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The answer would likely be Alcántara, the gifted 6-foot-6 outfielder the Cubs acquired in the Anthony Rizzo trade.
—Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
The film stars the gifted André Holland as a theater performer who becomes an amnesiac after suffering a violent blow to the head.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
After his junior year, Mangione went to Stanford University to be a counselor for an AI summer program for gifted high school students.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
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Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The answer would likely be Alcántara, the gifted 6-foot-6 outfielder the Cubs acquired in the Anthony Rizzo trade.
—Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
The film stars the gifted André Holland as a theater performer who becomes an amnesiac after suffering a violent blow to the head.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
After his junior year, Mangione went to Stanford University to be a counselor for an AI summer program for gifted high school students.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gifted
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gifted. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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gifted
adjective
gift·ed
ˈgif-təd 
: having great natural ability
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