Example Sentences

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The curious thing is that, in the midst of our own overkill tech culture, the moon shots suddenly look attractively modest, like a decent, craftsmanlike approach to a problem presented.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 20, 2019

I and others dismissed his innovation as assembly line sushi, nothing near the quality of what we were being served at such personal, craftsmanlike places as Kiriko, Mori or Asanebo.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2017

There's nothing especially dazzling for them to work with in the script, which is craftsmanlike in plotting but a little heavy-handed with the emotions.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2013

With “Cage 100: The Bootleg Series,” So Percussion found a way to bypass the problem with a composite release that celebrates the composer’s centennial with both craftsmanlike specificity and an openness to chance.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2012

To me the real pleasure of the book comes from the author's craftsmanlike use of words and the humour and imagination of his descriptions and asides.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 25, 1919 by Various