have a way with
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When it comes to writing music, Barbra Streisand can have a way with words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
Critique: “This is very fun, and another example of how you truly have a way with birds. I think your composition is great, as our flapping friend has ‘space’ in the direction it’s headed.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
It was hard to tell if he was echoing the title of one of Abba’s most famous songs on purpose; these guys have a way with dry humor.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
Michael Hann, writing in the Guardian, says Tony and Oscar-winning songwriting duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have a "way with a chorus".
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2018
“You always did have a way with words. What do you remember?”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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