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: accomplished with skill
a skillful treatment
skillfulness
noun
Examples of skillful in a Sentence
He is skillful at diplomacy.
an artist skillful in the use of color
the skillful manner in which the doctor and nurses treated the patient
These issues require skillful handling.
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Mackey does especially skillful work conveying the legibility of Ella’s personal anxiety and political passion.
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Even the uninitiated will be beguiled, though, by the director’s meditative style, his skillful portrait of industrial upheaval and decay, and the sense of wistfulness driving Tao’s lovely performance.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
In the hands of this skillful writer, those facts become a riveting, surprising tale of a heroic, passionate and intelligent woman.
—The Know, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
So, too, from Neon’s skillful juggling of its handful of international entries.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Even the uninitiated will be beguiled, though, by the director’s meditative style, his skillful portrait of industrial upheaval and decay, and the sense of wistfulness driving Tao’s lovely performance.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
In the hands of this skillful writer, those facts become a riveting, surprising tale of a heroic, passionate and intelligent woman.
—The Know, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
So, too, from Neon’s skillful juggling of its handful of international entries.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for skillful
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“Skillful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skillful. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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