Example Sentences

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Both novels adeptly knit together Native mythology and the supernatural to address bigger issues: in “Sisters,” the fate of missing and murdered Indigenous women; in “Indian Burial Ground,” addiction and suicide.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

If the technique can be made to work in other biohybrids, it could help these machines maneuver more adeptly for search and rescue operations or exploring inhospitable deep-sea environments.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 26, 2024

Today I’m updating our California Reading List, a project of this newsletter that’s intended to guide anyone looking to learn more about the Golden State through adeptly written prose.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Translator Natasha Wimmer adeptly captures all this whimsy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

Deeper in, men worked to adeptly remove the large arteries and segment the limbs.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros