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: accomplished with skill
a skillful treatment
skillfulness
noun
Examples of skillful in a Sentence
He is skillful at diplomacy.
an artist skillful in the use of color
the skillful manner in which the doctor and nurses treated the patient
These issues require skillful handling.
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Several would require the skillful balancing of adverse political interests, including labor unions, real estate companies and pro-tenant groups.
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Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 1 June 2025
In short, this is about being emotionally skillful and multifaceted.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Trump could also falter because a world of ambitious, colluding autocracies is difficult even for the most skillful superpower to handle.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
These additional components underscore the importance of music, movement, libations, skillful presentation, and audience participation to masquerade more broadly.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 1 June 2025
In short, this is about being emotionally skillful and multifaceted.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Trump could also falter because a world of ambitious, colluding autocracies is difficult even for the most skillful superpower to handle.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
These additional components underscore the importance of music, movement, libations, skillful presentation, and audience participation to masquerade more broadly.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for skillful
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“Skillful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skillful. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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