How to Use nimble in a Sentence

nimble

adjective

• All his toys — and the Roots, his nimble house band — are there.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
• Stills was stout and hoarse but still nimble on the guitar.
  — Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2023
• The yard says it is built to the same high standards as the larger cats in the fleet but is even more nimble.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2022
• The right drugs, at the right time, could help keep aging bodies healthy and nimble.
  — Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2022
• The project also served as a primer for her nimble approach.
  — Briana Younger, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2023
• This nimble lap desk can hold up to a 15.6-inch laptop along with their phone and small notes.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 11 Nov. 2022
• And the cost may yet be less than a far smaller though more nimble space telescope.
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 23 Nov. 2023
• Stiles, nimble in mind but not in body, must park on the treacherous dirt road and hike to his home.
  — Damian Panetta, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
• Sweeney had to be nimble on the field, shuffling from all three spots in the outfield to first base and pinch hitting.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2024
• The state monopoly learned to be nimble and adapt to wartime footing.
  — Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
• And be nimble, as there are always bargains to be found.
  — Christine Romans, CNN, 9 Feb. 2022
• When the rodents still failed to appear, their nimble lawyer had a second defense at the ready.
  — WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
• Yorke is a bit more nimble and lean than some scouts expected.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2021
• Weighing less than 2,000 pounds dry, the Dino is quick, nimble, and one of the most rewarding cars of its era to drive.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 June 2023
• Joe West, still nimble at 68, sprung out from behind the plate to stop the action and the game was delayed for four minutes.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2021
• Tua had to be nimble in the pocket with good footwork to sidestep rushers at times and was sacked once.
  — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Aug. 2021
• And there's a side of him which is very cunning and very opportunistic and nimble.
  — CBS News, 7 Dec. 2022
• But at eight half-hour episodes, the show is both lighter and more nimble than its synopsis might suggest.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2023
• The playing is nimble throughout, and both the solo and choral singing in the mass are robust and joyous, very much in Haydn’s spirit.
  — David Weininger, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Dec. 2022
• The shifting landscape has forced agents to be more attentive and nimble with their clients’ movies.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2022
• As improved as its new chassis is, the Prius still can’t hold a candle to the Mazda’s nimble handling.
  — cleveland, 5 Aug. 2023
• Poland, at the Mayo Clinic, said the only way to get ahead of the virus is to stay nimble — changing vaccination plans as the virus evolves.
  — Cailley Lapara, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2023
• The 30-year-old artist (and final puertoriqueño to rank on this list) is arguably the most stylistically nimble of the group.
  — Billboard, 22 Sep. 2021
• The ability to be nimble and open to change should empower the next wave of leaders in the industry.
  — Joe Monaghan, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
• Elliott is a nimble and probing thinker who doesn’t shy away from weighty subjects.
  — Seth Mnookin, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024
• The great thing about a nimble business with a small team is that results matter and there are not many places to hide if things are not getting done.
  — Nathan Green, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
• When asked about the early days of the war, what Fedorov reaches for isn’t the big picture, but the details—the small changes to processes that made the state more nimble.
  — WIRED, 25 July 2023
• Waving your hands and fingers around is no longer enough — no matter how nimble King is on live TV.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Nov. 2022
• The skies 145 million years ago were a battleground between flying bugs and the earliest form of birds, and only the nimblest survived.
  — Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 25 Oct. 2024
• She’s become a master of nonverbal communication, using her nimble and agile body to add depth.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024