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skillful

[skil-fuhl] / ˈskɪl fəl /


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Still, Cora remains widely-admired around the game, considered skillful at handling fickle modern players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The emphasis on skillful play and Bloodborne's gothic, Victorian setting made it an instant favourite with critics, and it's widely regarded as one of the best video games of all time.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Baron was known for his skillful driving on the racetrack and his love of cruising steep canyon roads.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

A priest, noticing Pratt’s skillful doodling, bought him art supplies and showed him a collection of work by the Kiowa Five, a renowned group of early 20th-century painters who’d attended the school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Although too badly injured ever to be skillful again, it was no longer in danger of atrophying—as it had been in Johnny’s pocket.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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