practice makes perfect

phrase

—used to say that people become better at something if they do it often
If you want to be a good writer, you should write every day. Remember, practice makes perfect.

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Aim for Consistency Just like anything, practice makes perfect. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2026 Antonia, as powerful as her mother but as undisciplined as her aunt, must learn that practice makes perfect. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026 Donaldson believes that Portland’s answer as an inaugural team looking to play with edge is to make practice deliberately less tidy and move away from the old style of thinking that perfect practice makes perfect. — Justin Robertson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 As the old adage goes, practice makes perfect. — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for practice makes perfect

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“Practice makes perfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practice%20makes%20perfect. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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