know-how

Example Sentences

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She asked whether they could use their technology and know-how to engineer something that could similarly save lives in the event of wildfire flames.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Now, Chinese companies are supplying know-how and reaping the rewards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

It takes a lot of know-how to puppet and train a robot, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The implication was clear: farming know-how had been imported into the “waterworld” hunter-gatherer communities by women.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

The engineers’ job was to come up with the theories and formulas that advanced the nation’s aviation know-how; the computers performed and checked calculations to ensure that the engineers’ ideas worked.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson