knack
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Often duded up in a cowboy hat and suspenders, Eatherly had a knack for marketing and proved to be an exceptional conman.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Refn’s cold, theoretical violence and Thatcher’s knack for affected, high-glamor drama are a match made in DayGlo heaven.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
While his eight sacks in 2023 were far from his career high, he possessed the same knack for blowing up plays and was named a first-team All-Pro for the eighth time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Veteran actor Ed Harris has a knack for taking on juicy roles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
This was what he’d taken to calling ‘wolf sense’: the cub’s uncanny knack of sensing his thoughts and moods.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
While there's nothing wrong with a little decluttering, you don't have to shed your quirky knick knacks if you don't want to.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2022
“Just the little knicks and knacks that Kyle brought to me, that’s when I learned the most,” Oliver said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2019
And those shops and restaurants won’t be selling typical theme-park knick knacks or carnival cuisine.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2019
I’m just a fan of knick knacks and it’s a cool little music man robot.
From The Verge ● May 18, 2018
The furniture and knick- knacks that came with the house were on display.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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