Sentence examples for adept at manipulating from inspiring English sources

Kony has a religious hold over his fighters and is adept at manipulating his soldiers.

He's not straightforward about it, though, and he's adept at manipulating simple tricks to great effect.

"He was especially adept at manipulating lawmakers, eviscerating regulators and leaving taxpayers with the bill".

Moreover, the government in Addis Ababa became increasingly adept at manipulating these Live Aid-funded NGOs.

Trotsky claimed that Stalin was adept at manipulating the bureaucracy, and meant this as an insult.

A former associate of Bannon's in California recalls him as a strategic thinker who was adept at manipulating the media.

Readers of Ms. Atkinson's previous book, "Case Histories," know just how adept she is at manipulating multiple story lines, keeping them separate and cryptic.

This may be a little implausible, but a lack of contrivance is at the heart of Wasson's creative integrity – she calls it "being relatable" – so it is interesting to see how adept she is at manipulating the camera.

On one side of the debate are those who say the state should act like a responsible parent to stop minors from leaving to meet sexual predators, including the pimps who are adept at psychologically manipulating and physically controlling the foster children and the johns who pay for sex with them.

They become adept at manipulation.

Far from being psychotic, malignant narcissists are adept at charming and manipulating those around them.