Usage examples for skilful
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The knot was loosened with a skilful touch, and the face of Mrs. Ballantree MacDonald was revealed. – The Heather-Moon by C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
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The very air he breathes frequently incites him to criminal deeds, and practice makes him skilful and expert. – Notes of an Itinerant Policeman by Josiah Flynt
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Skilful speakers they are, and impart their skill to any who is willing to make kings of them and to bring gifts to them. – Phaedrus by Plato