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Recent Examples of workmanlike Still, the play was workmanlike, and after an exciting rally to hold off set point, Sinner eventually forced a tiebreak, winning it 7-4. Vogue, 26 Jan. 2025 The scale is ceremonial, but materials such as those structural columns painted white are workmanlike and efficient. John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2023 What everyone made sure to add, though, was his workmanlike approach to the position. Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 10 Jan. 2023 The surging Johnson put on a workmanlike effort in advancing to the semifinals. oregonlive, 15 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for workmanlike
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Adjective
  • Kirk Baxter’s arrhythmic cutting is designed around quicksilver shifts that, along with Barry Ackroyd’s restlessly attentive, mostly handheld camerawork, allow Bigelow to redirect our attention with virtuoso command.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • As if that wasn’t enough, Twenty One Pilots also continues to demonstrate a skillful way of designing TikTok- and Instagram story-ready moments for fans of all flavors.
    Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Ragnar is one of the very best Nordic crime writers, as skillful in thrillers like this series as in murder mystery stories.
    Anders de la Motte, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Thanks to the masterful intervention of designer Petr Grigorash, the vintage decor of this 807-square-foot home in a small village near Como offers a fresh interpretation of a certain Northern Italian classicism.
    Valentina Raggi, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The first Universal Frankenstein movie to be produced after James Whale’s masterful diptych loses Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein, jumping ahead to his adult son Wolf (Basil Rathbone) returning to his ancestral home, where the resentful villagers give him the cold shoulder.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Don’t be fooled by its smooth feel, though.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Homemade versions almost always skew watery, more like soup than a thick, smooth mash.
    Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • With its historic charm, artistic flare and coastal beauty, visitors love strolling its timeless streets and taking in the Pacific waterfront ambience.
    Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The Libra moon meeting Venus encourages putting an artistic touch on your sanctuary.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In a frantic but delicate rescue, captured on images and video reviewed by CNN, a policeman dug away the packed earth.
    Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Avanova Casual Tie Neck Blouse This tie-neck blouse is the perfect blend of modern and vintage with its bishop sleeves and a delicate bow tied along the collar.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • They are also considered expert navigators and have returned to some of the same grasslands for thousands of years.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Continue reading … 'ADMITTEDLY UNUSUAL' – Teacher's 23-stab-wound death ruled suicide again despite expert claims of homicide.
    , FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Workmanlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workmanlike. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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