sure-handed
Americanadjective
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using the hands with skill and confidence; dexterous.
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done with skill and proficiency.
a sure-handed sketch of a proposed building.
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displaying the skill and experience of an expert.
a sure-handed politician.
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Etymology
Origin of sure-handed
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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This would reunite Jim Harbaugh and his Wolverines tight end, and give Justin Herbert another sure-handed target.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025
His mother, Judy, patches up the damage, in a typically sure-handed performance by Jennifer Lopez, negotiating mixed emotions.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2024
The rare miscue from the sure-handed utility man did not cost the Dodgers, as the next batter, Jazz Chisholm Jr., grounded out to end the inning, and Edman’s evening got progressively better from there.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2024
James Conner, who is one of the NFL’s best at forcing missed tackles, won the grudge match against one of the league’s most sure-handed tackling defenses.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2024
Construction in the modern sense Richardson had not studied, naturally enough, and was innocent of the fineness of method and the sure-handed touches of later technique.
From Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities by Burton, Richard
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