people skills
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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As someone who struggles with people skills, he said for a while he felt like the chatbots made up for his lack of friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
Vitello earned a reputation as a brash, fiery leader with unmatched people skills whose teams toed the line between confident and cocky.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
Van Loon, who also had a spell as head of coaching at Arsenal's academy, noticed how Van Dijk nurtured his people skills by recognising who could help him.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
She’s someone I think I could get into for a while because she’s such an oddball but is seriously good at what she does, just her people skills are lacking.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024
Actually talk, that most people-y of people skills?
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
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