How to Use deft in a Sentence

deft

adjective

• The photographer is known for her deft use of lighting.
• Even a deft storyteller like Swift couldn’t have dreamed up a betrayal like this.
  — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2021
• Luczynski, a deft passer, also is finishing stronger around the rim.
  — Paul Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2021
• The first six days of the campaign revealed the vice president as a charismatic and deft candidate.
  — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2024
• Morgan’s deft designs could not save a troubled institution.
  — Alissa Walker, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2021
• Powell has always been a fixer, with a deft hand, who has helped accommodate the needs of big money and big government.
  — Christopher Leonard, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2021
• After all, this isn’t merely a movie about a dysfunctional family, but a deft dissection of that dysfunction.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2021
• Beaumont’s ability to create her own shot, coupled with Demos’ deft touch around the rim, presented a conundrum for the Lions.
  — Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com, 2 Dec. 2021
• Speaking of which, the noise-cancelling is sensational, and overall sound quality is sublime, with great clarity, deft vocals and decent bass.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2021
• The designer’s deft use of pattern simultaneously generates joy and calm.
  — Jessica Ritz, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2024
• The market's worry about new leadership can be chalked up to Pabo Isla’s deft touch during his 17-year tenure at the company.
  — Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2021
• Lane’s deft and gentle portraiture is dedicated to the profound proposition that such aversion can be explained, even justified, by the very portrait of the artist that emerges.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2021
• No one in Washington over the last four decades ever said that Joe Biden was just the man with the foresight, wisdom, and deft political touch to lead the free world.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 16 Nov. 2021
• Its themes, its setting and its characters coil around one another tightly, echoing each other with the deft precision of a writer who doesn’t waste a single word, punctuation mark, or vivid image.
  — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 11 Nov. 2021
• Mannheim Steamroller’s deft blend of stadium rock, new age and classical music was created 35 years ago by composer Chip Davis.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 23 Nov. 2021
• Pulisic set up Weah for a deft finish in the 36th minute against the Welsh.
  — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Nov. 2022
• The cat made a deft U-turn, scampered out of the trap, and vanished.
  — Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• With deft strokes of her needle and thread, Lowe brought out the best of her clients.
  — Shelcy Joseph, Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
• That’s not easy, and Williams guided the Suns through a long season with a deft touch.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022
• The Heat’s big man is a deft passer, and Butler began working the open space of the lane.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
• Much of it, in the first half, is funny, deft, and dotted with suspense.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023
• Few, if any, in the NBA are as deft in switches or one-on-one challenges.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2022
• Partly that lies in the quartet's deft approach to their work.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2022
• Such has been the deft calculus of Mr. Putin’s friendship with Mr. Xi.
  — Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2022
• The series is deft in capturing both the horrors and joys of high school.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2022
• With a deft hand they can be turned sideways to cut a notch along sidewalks, patios and drives.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 20 Mar. 2023
• Among young voters, Ko has a leg up thanks to his deft use of social media.
  — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
• The singer’s singer (Tony Bennett’s a fan!) is admired for her deft touch with lyrics and unfussy way with melody.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022
• The defense collapsed, and Stefanovic got a deft pass off to a rolling Keita, who bobbled the ball and turned it over.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Nov. 2022
• The war is no less a conflict than The Crusades, and is presented as a deft dark mix of mime and modern dance.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2022

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