How to Use savoir faire in a Sentence

savoir faire

noun

• He handled the problem with his usual savoir faire.
• I admire her sophistication and savoir faire.
• The development of this savoir faire is what made France a nation of cheese eaters in the first place.
  — Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2021
• Growing up, Mukarram showed a strange mix of savoir faire and ineptitude.
  — Alex Traub, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2023
• Combining certain colors that are difficult to work with takes a certain amount of savoir faire.
  — Lois Fenton, Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2021
• And then, in 1959, one that merged that expertise with its savoir faire in high jewelry.
  — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2019
• At the end, Château Rauzan-Ségla wines express the perfect blend between heritage and savoir faire.
  — Cécilia Pelloux, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
• Suddenly, the singular know-how and savoir faire of the Prada Group is merely a phone call away.
  — Jeremy Lewis, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2022
• Not long ago, a quick-service pit stop would have been unimaginable coming from a restaurateur known for his savoir faire and designer suits.
  — New York Times, 11 July 2022
• The ateliers were set free post the revolutions, the guilds were abolished and there was this enormous growth of the French know-how, a savoir faire.
  — Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 11 June 2024
• But the heart of his practice remains his own sybaritic spirit, expressed through the medium of old-school decorator savoir faire.
  — The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 3 Dec. 2025
• There’s an expression in French called savoir faire — the knowledge of different work — and that’s what my grandmother taught me.
  — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 30 Oct. 2017
• Now, the brand has reissued this classic silhouette, updating it for the modern collector with in-house savoir faire.
  — Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
• An Upper East Side transplant that provides a European savoir faire.
  — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 15 July 2021
• Barrie was founded in 1903 on the banks of the Teviot river and developed a unique savoir faire throughout the years.
  — Cécilia Pelloux, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
• The unique set, made of wool silk, was produced by hand crochet and knitting savoir faire, and took approximately 180 hours to finish.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 June 2022
• These experiences are linked by the extraordinary savoir faire of the mythical fashion house.
  — Cécilia Pelloux, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
• The French market, while smaller, focuses more on ultra-luxury and draws deeply from its cultural heritage and savoir faire.
  — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• When the world’s top luxury brands pour their savoir faire into Advent calendars, the results are—predictably—the height of luxury.
  — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
• Talton walked The Republic newsroom with authority and savoir faire.
  — Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• The products blend ancestral savoir faire with modern improvements in beautiful packaging that looks plucked from its original era.
  — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2021
• The family had brilliant old Cognac in the cellar and knew all the production secrets (the fabled French savoir faire), but sales had stalled.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2023
• For more than 190 years, Guerlain has transmitted its legacy and extreme savoir faire through generations.
  — Cécilia Pelloux, Forbes, 29 June 2021
• In his movies Cary Grant was the embodiment of suavity, the master of savoir faire, elegant, witty, in every way winning.
  — Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2020
• While the way the land has been cultivated has remained relatively unchanged for centuries, the building itself was updated to reflect the savoir faire of the brand.
  — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• And year after year, the artisans that occupy the workshops continue to translate each point of departure with creativity and savoir faire.
  — Amy Verner, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2018
• Artisanal work of this caliber is rare air indeed—an heirloom object that appears to defy gravity but is firmly rooted in generations of savoir faire.
  — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2026
• In several instances it was subsumed in service to art in the form of tour de force savoir faire that nonetheless overpowered the models, who seemed to become the wall on which the masterpiece was hung.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 12 July 2023
• Last Sunday, De Libran presented the label’s first haute couture offering, a salute to the atelier’s savoir faire.
  — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 5 July 2018
• Balmain fine jewelry is the transposition of the maison ethos, iconic designs, and singular savoir faire into bold jewelry lines.
  — Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 July 2022