practiced
adjective
prac·ticed
ˈprak-təst 
variants
or less commonly practised
1
: experienced, skilled
a practiced chef
2
: learned by practice
a practiced skill
Examples of practiced in a Sentence
Only a few of the dancers are practiced in traditional ballet.
He split the log with practiced skill.
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Lurking in one of the aisles, a man quietly slipped an incendiary device, made from a cigarette, matches, and paper, into a section displaying foam rubber, with practiced ease.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 4 June 2025
She was born in Massachusetts to Nigerian immigrants and, as a teen, was an exceptional figure skater: one who could land double axels with a practiced ease that betrayed the intense commitment behind them.
—Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
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Some of Grandma’s recipes take a practiced hand in the kitchen to master, but old-school dump cake recipes are literally foolproof.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 19 May 2025
But the later, more practiced herbals at the heart of this show are largely inkless, sketched in pencil at most.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 4 June 2025
She was born in Massachusetts to Nigerian immigrants and, as a teen, was an exceptional figure skater: one who could land double axels with a practiced ease that betrayed the intense commitment behind them.
—Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Get The Recipe 02 of 10 Pineapple Cherry Dump Cake
Some of Grandma’s recipes take a practiced hand in the kitchen to master, but old-school dump cake recipes are literally foolproof.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 19 May 2025
But the later, more practiced herbals at the heart of this show are largely inkless, sketched in pencil at most.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for practiced
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“Practiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practiced. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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