How to Use virtuosity in a Sentence

virtuosity

noun
  • Her virtuosity on the piano is amazing.
  • That was one tool in her kit, a part of her sneaky virtuosity.
    Vulture, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Curry had the 57-42 edge in points and, once again, left viewers stunned at the virtuosity of his game.
    Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2021
  • Stewart doesn’t charm us through sheer virtuosity in the way Hines was able to do.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
  • Of course, there’s lots of notes and virtuosity and the last movement shows him as a master of dance, of ballet.
    New York Times, 13 Oct. 2020
  • There’s this virtuosity in your work that brings things to life.
    Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 July 2023
  • Around them, Mendes brings all of his virtuosity to bear.
    Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 July 2018
  • And don’t think the orchestra slacked off; this isn’t the sort of work where the musicians can hide behind the soloist’s virtuosity.
    Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The virtuosity came in the form of a golden handshake, the documents show.
    Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The Grand Duo flaunts its virtuosity in a way that Chopin never pursued again.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Frahm plays with a subdued virtuosity that’s always in the service of the song and the musical moment.
    John Adamian, courant.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Of course, staying on top of daily life can itself be a form of virtuosity.
    Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2021
  • But the age-old yearning for dazzlement and virtuosity is alive and well.
    Lonnie Shekhtman, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 May 2017
  • On the level of virtuosity alone, the film laps most other white-knuckling actions films.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024
  • For all his presence and might, Gordon drifts across the stage like a ghost: a hollow hero whose virtuosity is a reflection of a spinning mind.
    Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • People are quick to cite his brilliance, legendary work ethic – the man didn’t sleep – and virtuosity.
    Rashad Shabazz, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2020
  • The virtuosity was there, to be sure, in spades, but with Hadelich, so were all the more important senses of structure, shape, drama, and dialogue.
    Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Not that any of the composers specified so high a degree of power and virtuosity.
    Alan Artner, chicagotribune.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • With that in mind, raw vegetables rose to rule the roost in terms of nutritional virtuosity.
    Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 31 July 2023
  • Jones’ all-over-the-keys virtuosity dominates, but Penn is not shy about producing a fat tone and vivid attacks.
    Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • But Monk maintained a rough piano style and wrote tunes to reflect it; his virtuosity worked on a level that was more tonal, and more physical.
    Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017
  • The range of faces and the virtuosity of the caricatures always delighted me.
    Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Stuart is known for his tasty virtuosity on guitar and mandolin and has spent a lifetime keeping roots sounds present tense.
    Erika Mailman, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2023
  • That revelation brought him to a new dance language, inspired by the beauty and the virtuosity of his dancers, mostly self-trained in hip-hop and martial arts.
    Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
  • At a time when creative virtuosity was the last thing on most of our minds, Piranesi floored me with its imaginative heft.
    The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2022
  • But Boston avant-pop-prog sextet Bent Knee take the disjointed vibe and music-school virtuosity and drive it to crazy, head-scratching places.
    John Adamian, courant.com, 24 May 2017
  • The live set showcases Bob’s virtuosity at rock & roll trash.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Torsade is a way to express once again virtuosity at the service of storytelling.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2021
  • For Sommers, the accordion is the equal of any instrument and capable of the greatest virtuosity.
    Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2024
  • The exhibition amply demonstrates the technical virtuosity and revelatory insight of a host of graduates of top-tier Cuban arts academies who have gone on to work both on the island and abroad.
    Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023

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