savoir-faire
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When Hollywood deities Grace Kelly and Cary Grant were shown cruising along the French Riviera in a beautiful, sleek Sunbeam Alpine in To Catch a Thief, for example, they epitomised silver-screen elegance and savoir-faire.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
To his eternal credit, Suga Free’s technical complexity, comic timing and mid-song impressions make him so inimitable that few ever attempt to copy his savoir-faire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
An institution near rue Mouffetard, La Tuile à Loup cultivates beauty by preserving the savoir-faire of traditional artisans in the countryside.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2021
Why to go: Joie de vivre, savoir-faire, and that je ne sais quoi … There’s a reason France is the most visited country in the world.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2020
He was painfully aware that he lacked the ecclesiastical aplomb and savoir-faire that enabled so many of his colleagues in other faiths and sects to get ahead.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
The Spanish champions have the experience, the savoir faire, the heritage, the money time mentality and the talent.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024
Not long ago, a quick-service pit stop would have been unimaginable coming from a restaurateur known for his savoir faire and designer suits.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2022
The festivities, online and on CBS, demonstrated the power of Broadway savoir faire.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2021
James, pillow-lipped and constitutionally ebullient, never manages to play a convincing mouse, and Hammer signifies his savoir faire by smoking cigarettes and dispensing clipped orders to underlings.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2020
Both talked French, and had that perfect ease of manner and savoir faire which I always remarked with admiration in all Greeks who had travelled.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by John Lloyd Stephens
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