accomplished

adjective

ac·com·plished

Definition of accomplished

1a : 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.

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On top of that, Purdy is an accomplished athlete herself. — Jenny Mccoy, SELF, "How Paralympic Medalist Amy Purdy Trains to Be a World-Class Snowboarder," 12 Dec. 2018 None of us, now in our mid-forties and relatively accomplished in our careers, anticipated how inflexible our personalities had grown, or our need to direct the situation. — Anne Slowey, Condé Nast Traveler, "Fear and Self-Loathing in the American Southwest," 25 July 2018 The stokers will be piloted by four equally accomplished endurance athletes. — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Blind cycling team to ride across country," 16 June 2018 Kerr contributes all of his fees from speaking engagements — and companies and organizations clamor to have the charismatic, accomplished coach speak — to the Warriors Community Foundation. — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, "Steve Kerr’s other team: East Bay students headed for college," 5 June 2018 Camardo is not even the most accomplished athlete in his family — at least not at this point of his career. — Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, "Big goals: Mac Camardo's hot bat has Buffalo Grove aiming for state," 7 May 2018 Fishing is best left to shore breaks for all but the most accomplished anglers. — Peter Reese, Popular Mechanics, "Five Things to Know Before Running a Wild River," 11 Aug. 2017 Some of the worst musical offenses, though, have been committed by some of the most accomplished writers and performers of our times. — Gerard Baker, WSJ, "Like a Rolling Christmas Stone," 14 Dec. 2018 Perhaps the most accomplished athlete in recent memory at Indiana University, Lilly King earned a second-straight Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year award. — Jordan Guskey, Indianapolis Star, "IU swimmer Lilly King repeats as Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year," 28 June 2018

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