deftness
Example Sentences
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Throughout his tenure, Greenspan displayed the deftness, nimbleness, and flexibility that earned him the moniker “Maestro.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Samson's deftness to use the crease to arrow square drives through backward point were particularly eye-catching.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
The author has a gift for describing pristine lowland forests and the majesty of trees more than 1,000 years old, and equal deftness in showing the horror of their devastation by logging and fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Emecheta, with immense deftness and subtlety, provides a haunting and forceful attack on patriarchy, sexism and misogyny in Nigeria, and indicates how they taint and limit a nation.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
His size, his deftness with the weapon, his scarred and dusty appearance—they are all supposed to intimidate me.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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