agility
noun
agil·i·ty
ə-ˈji-lə-tē 
plural agilities
: the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness, dexterity
played with increasing agility
Examples of agility in a Sentence
a gymnast whose agility on the parallel bars has won him several medals
Recent Examples on the Web
And Biden’s age and cognitive agility have been hot topics.
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Clifford Young, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
They are known for leaping into the air and showing off their agility, according to the British Natural History Museum.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Smaller firms typically provide agility and flexibility too.
—James Nelson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
However, her playing in Ravel’s Left Hand Concerto was masterful, summoning ferocious sonorities in the bass register, flying to the top register and back with graceful agility.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
In this context, the agility and adaptiveness demonstrated by the Fed and ECB over the past year will be critical assets.
—Magdy Hassan Fayed, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
And in athletes, the strength and flexibility in the big toe area that’s encouraged by barefoot shoes can help with push off, power, and agility.
—Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 28 Mar. 2024
In Ava DuVernay’s Origin, Pedretti brought agility and vulnerability again as Irma Eckler, a jewish woman in 1930s Nazi Germany.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
Where most of Schindler’s prints emphasize patterns, this one uses the same technique to convey action, agility and free will.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Clifford Young, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
They are known for leaping into the air and showing off their agility, according to the British Natural History Museum.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Smaller firms typically provide agility and flexibility too.
—James Nelson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
However, her playing in Ravel’s Left Hand Concerto was masterful, summoning ferocious sonorities in the bass register, flying to the top register and back with graceful agility.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
In this context, the agility and adaptiveness demonstrated by the Fed and ECB over the past year will be critical assets.
—Magdy Hassan Fayed, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
And in athletes, the strength and flexibility in the big toe area that’s encouraged by barefoot shoes can help with push off, power, and agility.
—Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 28 Mar. 2024
In Ava DuVernay’s Origin, Pedretti brought agility and vulnerability again as Irma Eckler, a jewish woman in 1930s Nazi Germany.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
Where most of Schindler’s prints emphasize patterns, this one uses the same technique to convey action, agility and free will.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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