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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Martin Satriano’s stunning 39th-minute volley for Getafe settled a contest against an unconvincing Madrid who struggled to achieve any kind of real attacking fluency.
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Both the highest-intake category and the middle-intake category had also seen drops in specific cognitive areas, including memory (by 32% for the highest-intake category) and verbal fluency (by 110% for the middle-intake category and 173% for the highest-intake category).
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
Research suggests the more useful question is which aspects of language learning, such as pronunciation, fluency or long-term mastery, matter most.
—Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
The vocabulary is more startup accelerator than art school, which reflects the reality that talent needs fluency in the systems that sustain it.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Both the highest-intake category and the middle-intake category had also seen drops in specific cognitive areas, including memory (by 32% for the highest-intake category) and verbal fluency (by 110% for the middle-intake category and 173% for the highest-intake category).
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
Research suggests the more useful question is which aspects of language learning, such as pronunciation, fluency or long-term mastery, matter most.
—Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
The vocabulary is more startup accelerator than art school, which reflects the reality that talent needs fluency in the systems that sustain it.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
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 12 Mar. 2026.
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fluency
noun
flu·en·cy
ˈflü-ən-sē 
: the quality or state of being fluent
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