skills

Example Sentences

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She guided Parker through questions he had while filling out applications, encouraging him to consider and emphasize his skills, needs and goals: “I felt that was better than letting him go blindly.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Researchers have uncovered the oldest known hand-held wooden tools ever discovered, offering new insight into the skills and behavior of early humans nearly half a million years ago.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Such a game would seamlessly mold itself to individual players’ skills and tastes, constantly anticipating the narrative twists and visual landscapes that they would enjoy next.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

For years the bank has helped colleagues "whose roles may be displaced by automation to build the skills needed for new opportunities within our organisation", he said.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Hercules had learned his skills in Mount Vernon’s kitchen, and Wash Custis later described Hercules as “a celebrated artiste...as highly accomplished a proficient in the culinary art as could be found in the United States.”

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis