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skillful

[skil-fuhl] / ˈskɪl fəl /


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In Renaissance England, skillful surgeons and herb-dispensing healers competed with charlatan doctors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

But then the latter's skillful knack of snaffling wickets came to the fore as he bagged two of Australia's dogged top order.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

“He emphasized materials in a very skillful way. His lighting creates spatial depth. You get a different idea of what the architecture consists of.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

“Literature nowadays is a trade,” Milvain insists: Putting aside men of genius, who may succeed by mere cosmic force, your successful man of letters is your skillful tradesman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Yet here his feet seemed less skillful than before.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding