adept
Example Sentences
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Maybe you like training interns and are adept at teaching people new skills; ask your manager if you could host some lunch-and-learn sessions.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
Vekic, who is ranked 76th but is adept on the grass, is an experienced campaigner and held her nerve to level.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
He painted his first portrait at age 14 and was adept also in pastels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Of all the candidates, Mitchell said, Pratt as an outsider adept at Instagram and TikTok has the greatest opportunity to create a new surge electorate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
“It is one of my specialties, yet there is little opportunity to use it. I am not adept at creating this type of illusion to be viewed by more than one person at a time.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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