accomplished

adjective ac·com·plished

Definition of accomplished

1 a :proficient as the result of practice or training

an accomplished dancer

; also :skillfully done or produced

an accomplished film

b :having many social accomplishments

2 :established beyond doubt or dispute

an accomplished fact

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Examples of accomplished in a Sentence

She has the confidence of an accomplished athlete.
He is one of the school's most accomplished graduates.

Recent Examples of accomplished from the Web

LaBradford Smith is the most accomplished player to wear that number, and David Levitch is the most recent. *

— jeff greer, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville basketball | Takeaways from Cards' updated 2017-18 roster," 30 Aug. 2017
Chuando Tan is an accomplished photographer whose body of work includes the cover for Janet Jackson's album Discipline.

— lilian min, Cosmopolitan, "This Fashion Photographer's Instagram Is the Thirst Trap to End All Thirst Traps," 24 Aug. 2017
Lewis, an accomplished welder with a side business called Austin Smoke Works, built the pit himself and traded it to Ramos for a pickup and some cash.

— robert jacob lerma, Bon Appetit, "What It Takes to Open the Next Big Barbecue Joint in Texas," 22 Aug. 2017
Or perhaps Sheryl Sandberg, one of the most accomplished executives in the industry’s short history, whose discipline and acuity have helped accelerate Facebook beyond the expectations of even the most aggressive Wall Street analysts?

— maya kosoff, The Hive, "A Fake Mayo Company, a Jaden Smith Lawsuit, and the End of the Silicon Valley Dream," 3 Aug. 2017
The piece is interested in the way high-minded principles can run against the practical realities of human relationships, and contrasts how a woman could be an accomplished spiritual mother to many while failing as an actual mother of one.

— elisabeth vincentelli, New York Times, "The Drag Queen Overshares, but the Guru Has Something to Hide," 21 July 2017
Wright, in his accomplished career to date, has neither broken out as a franchise filmmaker or a company man.

— tom philip, GQ, "The sleeper hit of the summer might get a sequel, if we're lucky.," 5 July 2017
Columbia native Jermaine O’Neal, the next-most accomplished player in the league, didn’t play for personal reasons.

— c jackson cowart, charlotteobserver, "5 burning questions about Ice Cube’s BIG3 Basketball League," 1 July 2017
Burney was an accomplished dancer who cut back on being an entertainer to dedicate most of his adult life to promoting Dr. King's principles.

— sheldon s. shafer, The Courier-Journal, "Founder of annual MLK motorcade, George L. Burney Sr. dies," 28 June 2017

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