deftness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of deftness
Example Sentences
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The author has a gift for describing pristine lowland forests and the majesty of trees more than 1,000 years old, and equal deftness in showing the horror of their devastation by logging and fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Men who don’t understand Los Angeles will never understand me, and for that, they’re unworthy of my deftness at loving.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025
Emecheta, with immense deftness and subtlety, provides a haunting and forceful attack on patriarchy, sexism and misogyny in Nigeria, and indicates how they taint and limit a nation.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024
Mr Scalise will have to demonstrate a political deftness if he wants to avoid a similar fate.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2023
A “smooth” strain possessed a slippery, sugary coat on the cell surface and could escape the immune system with newtlike deftness.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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