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: accomplished with skill
a skillful treatment
skillfulness
noun
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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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The future in question is a refreshing discography of musical projects strung together by his soulful croons, innovative production tenets, and skillful storytelling rivaled only by his catalog itself.
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Kenneth J. Williams Jr., Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
To be good at Below Deck is to be skillful at two jobs, both the one on the boat and the one as a practitioner of the reality-television arts and sciences.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
Success will require new paradigms for U.S. trade policy and skillful diplomacy, as foreign leaders guard their own national interests.
—Peter E. Harrell, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
Parents know how skillful our teens can be when making the case against our rules or leadership, so this may come as a surprise.
—Alison Escalante, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kenneth J. Williams Jr., Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
To be good at Below Deck is to be skillful at two jobs, both the one on the boat and the one as a practitioner of the reality-television arts and sciences.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
Success will require new paradigms for U.S. trade policy and skillful diplomacy, as foreign leaders guard their own national interests.
—Peter E. Harrell, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
Parents know how skillful our teens can be when making the case against our rules or leadership, so this may come as a surprise.
—Alison Escalante, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Skillful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skillful. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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