adept
Example Sentences
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He painted his first portrait at age 14 and was adept also in pastels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Of all the candidates, Mitchell said, Pratt as an outsider adept at Instagram and TikTok has the greatest opportunity to create a new surge electorate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Though “Backrooms” and Parsons are adept at creating dread and building worlds, that same principle of complexity is rarely applied to the film’s characters.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
This week heading into Thursday is printing a doji, which is adept at signaling potential trend changes from the prevailing direction.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
She liked having a glass-half-full outlook and was adept at putting a good face on things.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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