Sentence examples for had become proficient from inspiring English sources

He found that Lincoln's handwriting came easiest to him, and by 1931 he had become proficient enough at imitating it to forge "Yrs.

After spending the previous three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, Huard had become proficient in the nuances of the West Coast offense — no easy feat.

As a boy he helped out in the store and took up the violin, and by his high school years had become proficient with the instrument.

Many of the gangs had become proficient at the processing of slicing open the laminated photo on a passport and replacing one photo with another.

Mr. Davis said his parents were impressed by how quickly he had become proficient enough to pass the test, given how little tutoring he received.

A maintenance contract for the wagons lapsed in 1900, as the men at the works had become proficient at repairs.

A year and a half later, having become proficient in the BASIC programming language, he read about Apple's latest offering: the Apple II+.

The Knicks' veteran point guard has become proficient at pump faking when a defender is charging, and then following that by jumping into his adversary.

Over the past decade, teacher unions and their allies have become proficient in beating back Republican demands for more charters, accountability and choice.

Without this data, we cannot compare the performance of students with equal preparation levels who take a transfer-level course with or without having become proficient.

The Mekons have survived since England's original punk era by never seeking commerciality, but they have become proficient in spite of themselves.