sure-handed
adjective
sure-hand·ed
ˈshu̇r-ˈhan-dəd 
ˈshər-
: proficient and confident in performance especially using the hands
sure-handedness
noun
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Just down the road at Eastern Kentucky, Mike Smith brings a sure-handed tackling prowess from the FCS ranks into the NFL with a hope of cracking the roster in year one.
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Nick Harris
july 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
While the slugger won't get anything close to Witt Jr.'s 11-year $288 million contract, his bat and sure-handed fielding will give him an opportunity at a $100 million extension when the time comes.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The usually sure-handed Toglia committed two errors in a game for just the second time in his career.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
Meanwhile, Anderson’s star has been steadily rising at LVMH with his innovative and sure-handed rejuvenation of Loewe, which was founded in 1846.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
And the usually sure-handed Terps committed some ghastly errors at inopportune times.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
From our review: What clinches the portrait is the sure-handed direction and Kana’s organic performance of a daunting character.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 16 May 2025
What clinches the portrait is the sure-handed direction and Kana’s organic performance of a daunting character.
—Nicolas Rapold, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Even the normally sure-handed Anže Kopitar had trouble keeping pucks or receiving passes.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Nick Harris
july 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
While the slugger won't get anything close to Witt Jr.'s 11-year $288 million contract, his bat and sure-handed fielding will give him an opportunity at a $100 million extension when the time comes.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The usually sure-handed Toglia committed two errors in a game for just the second time in his career.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
Meanwhile, Anderson’s star has been steadily rising at LVMH with his innovative and sure-handed rejuvenation of Loewe, which was founded in 1846.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
And the usually sure-handed Terps committed some ghastly errors at inopportune times.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
From our review: What clinches the portrait is the sure-handed direction and Kana’s organic performance of a daunting character.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 16 May 2025
What clinches the portrait is the sure-handed direction and Kana’s organic performance of a daunting character.
—Nicolas Rapold, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Even the normally sure-handed Anže Kopitar had trouble keeping pucks or receiving passes.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Sure-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sure-handed. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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