Examples of fluency in a Sentence
She speaks with great fluency.
Students must demonstrate fluency in a foreign language to earn a degree.
a dancer known for her fluency and grace
He plays the piano with speed and fluency.
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In most cases, hiring practices still favor neurotypical traits: verbal fluency, multitasking under pressure, comfort in social ambiguity, etc.
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Miriam Groom, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Ocean is a character who starts the series struggling with being Korean enough, of believing that her Korean fluency is lacking.
—Elaine U. Cho
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Kennedy has a polished manner and a fluency with social policy that was honed on Capitol Hill.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Technological expertise and fluency across the government is limited and uneven, and the institutional players that would be involved in responding to any scenario extend far beyond traditional national security agencies.
—Matan Chorev, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2025
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Miriam Groom, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Ocean is a character who starts the series struggling with being Korean enough, of believing that her Korean fluency is lacking.
—Elaine U. Cho
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Kennedy has a polished manner and a fluency with social policy that was honed on Capitol Hill.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Technological expertise and fluency across the government is limited and uneven, and the institutional players that would be involved in responding to any scenario extend far beyond traditional national security agencies.
—Matan Chorev, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for fluency
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“Fluency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluency. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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fluency
noun
flu·en·cy
ˈflü-ən-sē 
: the quality or state of being fluent
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