How to Use knack in a Sentence

knack

noun

• She has a knack for telling interesting stories.
• The jazz musician has an incredible knack for improvisation.
• The Vikings have had a knack for playing with the lead.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 28 Nov. 2021
• The Wild has used him as a screen, and he's had a knack for it.
  — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 5 May 2021
• Adama Sanogo has a knack for being at the right place at the right time.
  — Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 13 Jan. 2022
• Matthews has two of the surest hands around and a knack for making plays.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022
• Reid has a knack for the rhythms of playing offense in the NBA.
  — Chris Hine, Star Tribune, 9 Mar. 2021
• Always has a knack of being at the right place at the right time.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2021
• Beckwourth had a knack for being in the right place at the right time.
  — Amanda Bellows, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
• Just kind of always had a knack for it, if that makes sense.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 June 2025
• Vrana, 26, is a top-line winger with a knack for scoring.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2023
• Leighton has a knack of making plays on both sides of the football.
  — oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2021
• Carp had a knack for big hits and played with a little bit of an edge.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2021
• Just always had a knack for it, if that makes sense ...
  — Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 June 2025
• Leighton has a knack for making plays on both sides of the football.
  — oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2021
• At the plate, with the power to pull balls to left and a knack for hitting fastballs.
  — Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
• Though to be fair, her husband has a knack for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
• Evans had a knack for putting people at ease, friends said.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2021
• Once again, Ramaswamy seemed to have a knack for cashing out at the right time.
  — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 June 2023
• Lansdale does have a knack for the striking quick sketch.
  — Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2022
• Jim Young had a knack for being in the right place at the right time with a camera in his hands.
  — Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2022
• The event’s knack for drawing bold-faced names has led some to think of it as a West Coast Met Gala.
  — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• The high-school star athlete has a knack for busting records.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2021
• Tim Armstrong was a heck of a lyric writer who had a knack for melody.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2022
• On the road again Oregon State had a knack for playing some of its best games a year ago on the road.
  — oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2020
• Of course, Marvel has a knack for knowing when to knock you down and when to pick you up again.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 14 Dec. 2021
• For whatever reason, this tournament — and golf course — has a knack for crowning young stars.
  — Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2026
• Saka brought nous to the right side and had the knack to be in the right place at the right time for the decisive moment.
  — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 6 May 2026
• The guard has a knack of driving past the point of attack for her own shot or a drive-and-kick opportunity for her teammates.
  — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
• And his rider, Flavien Prat, has a knack for outrunning the odds with his mounts in Triple Crown races.
  — Steve Kornacki, NBC news, 1 May 2026