jack-of-all-trades

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Recent Examples of jack-of-all-trades This bomber jacket is the ultimate jack-of-all-trades, effortlessly going with everything in your closet while keeping you looking fab. Daisy Maldonado, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024 Mike has a charm that’s lovable and likely rooted in Rex’s jack-of-all-trades background. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024 Opposite Chris’ jack-of-all-trades character in Red One is Dwayne Johnson’s Callum Drift. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024 Goldfield has a field day as the jack-of-all-trades servant. Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jack-of-all-trades 
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Noun
  • Vahe was an English major at the University of Pennsylvania and earned his master’s degree at Mizzou.
    Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Hiba had graduated from a Turkish university and was working toward a master’s degree; she had been summoned for citizenship during her studies and was naturalized.
    Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But experts say detection software can misidentify writing as AI-generated.
    Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Uncertainty about Trump’s policies is prompting both China and Japan to seek a stable relationship, said Taizo Miyagi, an expert on Japanese diplomacy at Chuo University in Tokyo.
    Ken Moritsugu, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In today's job market, choosing between being a virtuoso or polymath is like choosing between a chef's knife and a Swiss Army knife - one perfectly crafted for a specific purpose, the other ready for anything.
    Ann Kirschner, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Zakir Hussain, virtuoso of the tabla instrument and a towering figure in Indian classical music, died on Dec. 15 of chronic lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, at a hospital in San Francisco.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Wildland firefighters in a hotshot crew from near Klamath, Oregon, search the ruins of houses destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on Jan. 10, 2025.
    Laura Doan, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • From co-creators Powell and Michael Waldron, the half-hour comedy follows hotshot quarterback Russ Holliday (Powell), whose bad behavior hurts his college career.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Members of the Community Brigade, a cowboy collective of friends, neighbors, artists, and parents from the Malibu area.
    Emma Marie Jenkinson, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Black artists and white artists, in the late ’60s, were thought of in separate silos, and Sly wanted to tear that down.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Diptyque Set of 5 Miniature Candles Courtesy of brand 4/25 Diptyque Holiday Edition Miniature Candles Set $100 Nordstrom For the candle connoisseur who appreciates a sophisticated scent, this gorgeous set of five is sure to spark joy.
    Neha Tandon, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Experts say that those that love pickles as a flavor tend to be fiercely loyal to the flavor profile and are even connoisseurs about the regional differences between pickle brine.
    John Kell, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, and all-rounders, including Aaron Hardie and Matthew Short, have also made the team for the Championship.
    Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Ensuring strengths in all three makes for a great corporate all-rounder, but technology is an area where skills change regularly, and organizations need guidance.
    Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Around him, dense as a swarm of tiny insects, float tiny images of fellow adepts engaged in all manner of outré shenanigans.
    Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Naomi Goggin Switch to island time—and expect transportation snafus Even with two planners, and a bride adept at project management, there was one logistical hurdle that was tough to cross: local transportation.
    Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024

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