How to Use talent in a Sentence
talent
noun
- They sang a duet in the talent show.
- She has a job that makes the most of her talents.
- The team has recruited some of the best talent around.
- The company is doing a talent search to find the right person for the job.
- There are many good players on the team, but she's a special talent.
- Her artistic talent has been obvious ever since she was a child.
- The company has hired some expensive legal talent for the trial.
- I have no musical talent.
- His experience, skills, and talents make him perfectly suited for the job.
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It’s one thing to have the talent, but what is the mind-set?
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Craig Larson,
BostonGlobe.com,
31 Dec. 2022
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Dafna draws and loves to sing and has a talent for arts and crafts.
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NBC News,
26 Nov. 2023
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There’s nothing quite like a Broadway show—and all of the grandeur and talent that comes with it.
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Amy Eisinger, M.a.,
SELF,
20 Jan. 2023
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The teams seem evenly matched from a talent standpoint.
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Rex Nelson,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Nov. 2023
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But their passing game, short on talent to begin with, lost steam as the year went on.
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Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2023
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There’s a surge of young talent taking the blues in fresh directions.
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Joe Bonamassa,
Spin,
6 Oct. 2023
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The Sox need a lot more talent in the system to get this rebuild off the ground, and no player would net more than Robert.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2024
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Against the Rangers, who have talent and skill and plenty of playoff dreams of their own, Swayman stepped up a notch.
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Tara Sullivan,
BostonGlobe.com,
20 Jan. 2023
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Somehow, the scheme has turned Derwin James, a great talent, into just a guy.
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Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Nov. 2023
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But this team has too much talent for this season to swirl completely down the drain.
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Kathy Laughlin,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2023
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Things broke nicely for the Academy in terms of big-name talent, too.
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Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2023
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Filling their shoes won’t be easy, but there’s still plenty of talent on the roster.
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Ethan Fuller,
BostonGlobe.com,
31 Mar. 2023
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That was his greatest talent, knowing who to hire, who should be on this date, who should play this part.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2024
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The city also breeds a lot of musical talent, said Drew.
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Carmela Guaglianone,
Detroit Free Press,
17 Aug. 2024
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Recognize it as a testament to the amount of high-end talent in the NBA today.
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Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2023
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This gives you an edge in recruiting and bringing in top talent.
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Kara Dennison,
Forbes,
13 Nov. 2023
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Getting a roster spot at TWU is tough because of the amount of in-state talent, but Isbell did so.
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Kat Cornetta,
BostonGlobe.com,
28 Jan. 2023
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That kind of artistic integrity and talent isn’t learned, Vince just has it.
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Quinta Brunson,
TIME,
2 Oct. 2024
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And then, of course, there is what is still called — though not always that accurately — the talent.
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Rory Smith,
New York Times,
17 May 2024
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This three-day event will showcase Black voices and talent.
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Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2024
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They are disjointed and have no rhythm in the passing game despite what, on paper, appears to be a wealth of skill-position talent.
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Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Nov. 2024
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