How to Use skill in a Sentence

skill

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  • Poker is a game of luck and skill.
  • The work is difficult and requires a lot of skill.
  • Cooking is a useful skill.
  • He has excellent social skills.
  • Or at the very least, a new go-to spot and a new skill.
    — Maria Del Russo, The Cut, 14 Mar. 2018
  • One of the first skills that good girls learn is how to read the room.
    — Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2020
  • The Red Sox could use some of that skill right about now.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2021
  • His fortune was to be in the right place at the right time with the right skills.
    — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 3 July 2018
  • Get ready to put your frosting skills to the test in the next step.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Davis hasn’t played in a game for Auburn but has a lot of skill.
    — Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Go for a walk, make a list of your goals, work on a new skill.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 6 May 2021
  • That was the great skill of so many city columnists of yore.
    — Washington Post, 26 June 2021
  • Like Tyler, Pixar may at some point need to learn a new skill.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2021
  • Still, the Pacers' strength comes from their speed and their skill.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2022
  • All the while, fine motor skills are honed, and busy minds are soothed.
    — Tanya Edwards, Parents, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The program is five weeks long and open to all skill levels.
    — Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Azaria praised his late friend’s comedic skills in the tribute, too.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Hitting, there’s a lot of skill, there’s a lot of nuance to it.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2020
  • Some think they may be called up to fight and want a useful skill.
    — Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • For him, his work is more than just a feat of artistic skill.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • He’s got very good ball skills because he’s touched the ball his whole life.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Pro says: For all the talk about skill players, most games are won up front.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Cheryl was able to say, 'Don't do that anymore, but use that skill.
    — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE.com, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Much of his skill can seem small-bore, old-fashioned in retelling.
    — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
  • The cockatoos’ new skill opens up a whole new resource for the birds.
    — James Gorman, New York Times, 22 July 2021
  • But as his love — and skill — for sushi making grew, his dreams changed.
    — Tanner Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Never mind that his team could use his skill and will in a tight game.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2022
  • His dad loved the outdoors and taught his two sons camping skills.
    — Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
  • Jim is something of an alpine John Glenn — the doer of a feat of will and skill considered transcendent in the 1960s, a friend of the Kennedy family and the subject of action-shot portraits on the cover of Life magazine.
    — Alex Traub, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • For six years in a row, this grueling event has tested the strength, stamina and navigational skills of Los Angeles cyclists, all while showcasing breathtaking trails and terrain right in the city’s backyard.
    — Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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skill

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  • According to new research from LinkedIn, skills now trump degrees in the eyes of recruiters.
    — Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • And even the bo staff skills that Nami (Emily Rudd) executes.
    — William Goodman, Men's Health, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Applied to a salary band, skills outside of a job description can be used to negotiate for the upper end of a range.
    — Rae Witte, Quartz, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Show his mixology skills a little love with some ice molds from Williams Sonoma.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • What is an example of a program helping to skill and source talent for the company?
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Yet many companies are struggling to figure out how to adapt to the new world, and especially how to train and skill their workers.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • If Sterling continues to pursue her baking skills her next cake could be for her dad.
    — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The family of five appeared to be out at a Hibachi restaurant, with the couple's youngest, Canon, demonstrating his chopsticks skills for his mom.
    — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • Did Donald Trump distort the public’s perception of what the performance skills for a president should be?
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Kanipe, a life skills instructional aid, allegedly handed the boy a spoon.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The experience also sparked a desire to skill up in intensive-care nursing.
    — Lauren Weber and Vanessa Fuhrmans, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2020
  • This content inventory also will alert you to skill gaps among your content creators.
    — Martin Owen, Forbes, 1 July 2022
  • Guided by a gentleness and patience that belies the brute survival skills these men possess, the transfer of knowledge is quiet and determined.
    — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023
  • In the meantime, companies are rethinking what skills their employees need.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Just being around high-level IQ players, teaching them not just skills stuff but fundamentals, IQ stuff, footwork.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Singh discovered that skills trump everything else in today’s rapidly evolving tech space.
    — Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Occasionally you are made to feel adrift in narrative Siberia, left to dream about condensation and editing, about the knife skills an oral historian should have in her kit.
    — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 24 May 2016
  • Through freelance work, skills training, and in-person work spaces, Nelson sees a path forward for a business focused on supporting women’s working lives.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The equanimity skills group also had lower blood pressure and hormonal stress levels.
    — J. David Creswell, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Better options for a ramp-down business would include services that leverage expertise or skills the entrepreneur is already known for.
    — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 13 May 2017
  • There are also medical engineers skilled in the use of advanced diagnostic equipment, and hydro-engineers to stave off the flooding.
    — David Hiser, National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2016
  • Figuring out exactly how much Play-Doh is too much to prevent you from turning the crank on the spiralizer builds on spatial awareness and deductive reasoning skills too.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Payton Pritchard can be an effective player, but anyone who sees him as a playmaker is projecting some Ernie DiGregorio skills on him that just don’t exist.
    — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023
  • In August, the Kids Adventure Games is the destination for races, skills clinics and awards for good sportsmanship and environmental stewardship.
    — Tamara Gane, Chron, 23 Apr. 2023
  • In addition to regular one-on-one coaching, the program includes weekly study tables and skills development workshops.
    — Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2023
  • Although the eggs were made from precious materials, their value lay not in the cost of the particular jewels or metals used (some eggs were comparatively modest in that regard) but in the inventiveness and skill the artists brought to each one.
    — Nancy Gould Chuda, Town & Country, 11 June 2021
  • Building a culture that fosters skills development beyond technical proficiency can be a great way to keep retention rates high.
    — Addie Swartz, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • Another tailwind for Udemy, which is trying to expand its business offerings, has come from a tight job market in which companies that can’t find external candidates look to re-skill their employees.
    — Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Bucket 1: Social connection skills This is essentially the art of conversation.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
  • Leaders must provide high-quality content to improve learning and skills development.
    — Chor Meng Tan, Forbes, 3 May 2023

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