expertise

noun ex·per·tise \ ˌek-(ˌ)spər-ˈtēz , -ˈtēs \

|Updated on: 18 Aug 2018

Examples: expertise in a Sentence

Definition of expertise

1 : the skill of an expert

2 : expert opinion or commentary

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Examples of expertise in a Sentence

While the declared nuclear powers have wobbled in their commitment to get rid of their arsenals, the rise of a global black market in nuclear expertise and materials has made the Bomb more attainable for everyone else. —Michael Elliott, Time, 1 Aug. 2005
The English magazine The Spectator employs me as "Dear Mary," a so-called agony aunt, in which capacity I have over the years gained considerable expertise in various areas of etiquette … —Mary Killen, Atlantic, May 2001
Can anyone out there drive a bloody automobile? By driving I do not mean simply guiding a two-ton lump of steel and plastic along a smooth stretch of macadam, but actually steering, braking, and shifting the thing with a modicum of competence, if not outright expertise. —Brock Yates, Car & Driver, October 2001
If a company that spends millions of dollars a year on a fancy advertising campaign to brag about its Web design expertise can't steer a motivated buyer like me to a Buy Now button in less than 30 minutes, then what hope is there for smaller, less experienced retail sites? —Michelle Slatalla, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2001
His expertise on defense will help the team.
her expertise in legal matters

Recent Examples of expertise from the Web

No team better exemplified England’s new flair and technical expertise than the side that took the Under-17 World Cup in India last October.

— jonathan clegg, WSJ, "How England Rewired Its Soccer DNA," 10 July 2018
Yet this is a political climate that says facts are malleable, and expertise itself is a kind of sham — so where does that leave philosophers?

— christopher borrelli, chicagotribune.com, "Our summer of fear: A conversation with Chicago philosopher Martha Nussbaum," 9 July 2018
Bacow, whose expertise is in environmental law and negotiation, has spent most of his career in the Boston area.

— laura krantz, BostonGlobe.com, "Lawrence Bacow promises a more outward-looking Harvard," 1 July 2018
To be sure, reawakening dormant diseases currently requires significant scientific expertise and laboratory resources.

— rebecca spalding, Bloomberg.com, "The DNA Cops Who Make Sure the World’s Deadliest Viruses Aren’t Rebuilt," 27 June 2018
To be sure, reawakening dormant diseases currently requires significant scientific expertise and laboratory resources.

— Fortune, "These DNA Cops Make Sure Deadly Viruses Don't Get Rebuilt," 27 June 2018
In fact, communicating with the dead is serious business and requires advanced expertise.

— aliza kelly faragher, Allure, "A Beginner’s Guide to Communicating With Spirits on the Other Side," 19 June 2018
Prison reform is a complex issue that requires expertise and knowledge of where some of the greatest racial disparities lie.

— laura mcgann, Vox, "Kim Kardashian is allowed to care about prison reform," 31 May 2018
The project—which required an expertise in biological engineering techniques, electronic circuit design, materials, and gastroenterology—was a true team effort.

— david grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Ingestible Medical Device Can Tell Your Phone What's Happening in Your Gut," 24 May 2018

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