people skills
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
As AI upends the traditional consulting career ladder, the company brought nearly 1,000 interns to its sprawling Orlando campus for exercises in communication, judgment, people skills and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Union leaders praised his people skills and his willingness to negotiate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
He said AI literacy is important - knowing what it is and does, as well as focusing on your people skills, showing your achievements, and not obsessing over long-term plans.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
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
"Ouch. I give you a compliment, you give me a verbal kick to the face. We are gonna have to seriously review your people skills when all this is over."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
