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I was somewhat adept at art, so with my pencils and notebook in my backpack, I drew a picture of Arthur with Excalibur, and his new horse.
Tash had danced with Richard, who was surprisingly adept at a waltz, Sean, who wasn't, and David, who was terrible at everything.
The best journalists and newsrooms are ready for these moments and they are adept at applying their guiding principles.
Heron, although very adept at both mathematics and applied mechanics, was probably not very original in either.
Over time, its descendants became ever more adept at swimming and paid for their aquatic prowess with increasing cumbrousness on land.
They have proved adept at using self-propelled anti-aircraft guns such as the BOV-3 in the ground role.
The merchants of death are adept at using marketing to undermine the good influence of parents.
Each is at once elitist and popular, adept at serio-comically pressing the limits of the Spanish language's expressivity.
Some of us learned the lesson quickly and laughed at our classmates who were less adept at English and slow to drop their native tongues.
But adept insurance salespeople will try and sell you all kinds of extra insurance on top.
I think they came over because they were more adept at sexing chickens than we were.
He has posted 12 touchbacks and has become adept at pushing the ball to one side or the other to reduce the running room for return men.
An exceptionally talented man, he was equally adept at dancing and singing, corny comedy and serious dramatics.
Members of the Church Militant are adept at all combat skills, including leading troops on the field of battle.
The general, adept in running with the hare and hunting with the hound, is now caught in a cleft stick.
One might, if one is no slave to occidental prejudice, suggest Chuang-Tzu, who was more adept at the droll and the fantastic.
Both were meticulous artists and canny businessmen, adept at anticipating audience trends.
Moore is also adept at letting assorted crazies expose their idiocy on camera.
Not only are you a crack shot with a handgun, but you are also adept at the crucial placement of bear traps.
He is adept at coaxing performances from actors with little or no experience.
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Examples from Classical Literature
In like manner each group of people possesses its scarifier, who by practice becomes adept.
Perhaps I may be able to give you some help in this quest, being myself an adept in Love's lore.
Some occurrence of the hour may have suggested the knavish adept with his divining-rod.
The poor little author was already an adept in the traditional modes of requiting a patron.
Although all shore birds can swim, the dowitcher seems to be especially adept at it.
My grandfather was an adept in both, and knew, besides, the Duke of Orleans well.
If my doubts are well founded, he must be an adept in the art of dissimulation.
He was a boss-eyed chap, spoke several languages and was remarkably adept at the piano.
And if we look at the abuses of both systems the fossilized monk of the Hinayana will compare favourably with the tantric adept.
As Larry went out he heard his instructions being executed while an adept hand safely banked the bill inside her shirt-waist.
George Fairburn had ever been an adept at all school games, and had spent many a leisure hour at singlestick.
Willems was a connoisseur in the drink and an adept at the game.
Cookie was a willing rascal and a natural adept at the double-cross.
Hannah Atherton's light, agile soprano was adept at Handel's extended runs and roulades but was inclined to shrillness on the highest notes.
We draw from Jeremy Waldron's adept and invaluable distinction between a malum in se and a malum prohibitum approach to the torture prohibition.
I had made myself an adept in this game at our Friulian country-seat.
He had come to St. Louis in 1804 and become an adept in outfitting.
Powell himself has not spent all those years in the executive branch without becoming adept at close bureaucratic combat.
I am an adept in pretending that I don't see, and I don't hear.
Lyttelton was an adept in the artifices of fashionable intrigue.
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