dexterity
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They describe his "social dexterity": an ability to communicate with colleagues and the public in real life and on social media.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
He handles a violin and a sniper’s rifle with equal dexterity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Early is so certain of everything he wants his debut film to be, and executes those desires with such consistent dexterity and style that watching “Maddie’s Secret” is akin to seeing someone win the lottery.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Sharpa is an AI start-up developing hands that have humanlike dexterity.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
I returned the favor by giving an impromptu lesson in psychology, probability, and manual dexterity.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
The crusty paint on ragged burlap, the blurred and bulbous shapes, can only be made to look tragic within the context of Klee's earlier dexterities.
From Time Magazine Archive
At all events, the showy dexterities of the Dores and Gilberts prove nothing to the contrary.
From The Library by Andrew Lang
In all the feats and dexterities of the swimmer’s art, Eiulo far outdid the rest of us, moving through the water with the ease, rapidity, and gracefulness of a fish.
From The Island Home by Dalziel
Discipline, the dexterities of strategy, an enlightened courage, and the tremendous force of esprit de corps were alike nullified.
From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Mary Noailles Murfree
It has begun and ended in exhibiting the dexterities of individuals, and conventionalities of systems.
From Modern Painters Volume I (of V) by John Ruskin
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