How to Use gifted in a Sentence

gifted

adjective
  • He's an extremely gifted student.
  • Tarantino is both the most gifted director alive, and also the most intuitive.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 June 2022
  • That was owing to the label’s gifted art director, Reid Miles.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2022
  • The offensive stars are among the most gifted playmakers in all of hockey, and both have a vital tendency to show up in big games.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2022
  • But there are many people older than Zelensky, or less linguistically gifted, who cannot.
    Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
  • People have gifted tuition for her daughters’ education, or sent gift cards to restaurants and meal delivery services.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Deandre is a gifted big man whose best skills — his defensive footwork and lateral movement — are not obvious to the casual fan.
    Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2022
  • That from a man small in stature but nippy and tenacious, not to mention technically gifted—these characteristics have kept him at the top level in Spain.
    Henry Flynn, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • After touring France in the early 1950s, he was hailed as one of the country’s most gifted young stage actors and was soon offered film contracts.
    New York Times, 17 June 2022
  • Martial Arts Instructor, gifted painter, animal-lover, loving son and a true friend whose unconditional support means the world to me.
    Adam England, People.com, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Top Gun: Maverick, returning Cruise as the ultra-gifted and confident Capt.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2022
  • He was placed in a gifted program and did well in school.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2023
  • David was a gifted actor and author, and beloved by many around the world.
    Carmel Dagan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2023
  • After they were crowned the winners, Patrick and Travis were gifted Tiffany's links on air.
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 30 June 2023
  • The Ravens hope the pair of gifted pass catchers will shine together in 2024.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2024
  • Williams would create time and space and then flash his gifted arm talent to make big plays.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2024
  • In 2014, the museum was gifted to the nation of Senegal by the couple.
    J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2024
  • As Noa, the gifted actor Owen Teague makes his presence felt.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 May 2024
  • In the domain of rhetoric, everyone has grown gifted at pulling back the curtain.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The most unique gifts for men will actually get used for years to come, not end up re-gifted again and again and again.
    Mike Richard, Men's Health, 9 Nov. 2022
  • But some of us are more gifted in the hair arts than others, and a trip to the salon isn't always possible.
    Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Oct. 2022
  • One of the most gifted offensive basketball players in the world vs. one of the best defending big men in the world.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
  • Outside of school, the gifted student reviews the details of his father’s case.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
  • It’s a horrible look for a gifted player who too often has done stupid things on the court.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Oct. 2022
  • As for the Gospel Wonder Boy, the gifted need nurturing and protecting as much as the dyslexic.
    Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Democrats were led for eight years by one of the most gifted orators in the nation’s history.
    Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Their deaths were felt by many to have been hastened by their workloads, and the myriad pressures levied on the young, gifted, and Black.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Many of the students at the gifted schools were learning well above their grade level, but the school district is forcing them to be held back.
    Breccan F. Thies, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
  • The ball bounced almost to Pulisic’s waist, but that was no problem for one of the most technically gifted players on the field.
    Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The world will forever remember him as a gifted artist and a pioneer in the realm of soul and R&B music.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Oct. 2023

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