strong suit
Example Sentences
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Straightforward storytelling was never the strong suit of the show, which relied very much on Mr. Murphy’s charisma and that of his co-stars, notably Sophie Rundle, who plays sister Ada Shelby.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
While McMechan’s strong suit is looking at the bigger picture, Jimenez finds humor in the details.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
Qualifying has always been my strong suit, my best.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025
Yet works of high seriousness were never his strong suit, as his rambling and distressingly unfocused Eisenhower Memorial in Washington showed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Henry Dobbins was a good man, and a superb soldier, but sophistication was not his strong suit.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
