Sentence examples for it was skillful from inspiring English sources

According to the conventional view, based largely on the often-self-serving accounts of German generals, the Wehrmacht was the most operationally advanced military in the war, and Soviet tactics and performance were leaden and unimaginative in comparison; the Red Army ultimately prevailed not because it was skillful, but because it was so large.

It's skillful pastiche perfumed with real affection, and sounds pleasurably timeless.

When he's in the zone, as he is most of the time at Arlington Club, his cooking is as ingratiating as it is skillful; it wins your affection right away and then your respect.

Statistically, even if a fund beat the market average for 25 years we still can't say with any degree of confidence it was because the manager was skillful versus lucky.

That is, it was acknowledged that he was skillful and courageous.

Baldacci writes a lot of books but when an author is this skillful it is nice to have a multitude of reading treasures each year.

The picture was skillful and touching, but it didn't add up; it didn't build to anything.

Though Ms. Iwahori's tapping was skillful and tasteful, it seemed almost an accompaniment to Mr. Hakmoun's music.

Though not exactly groundbreaking, the music was skillful and satisfying.

Colleagues say he was skillful, if not always driven.

was ultimately less perspective shifting than amusing, it was a skillful apprentice exercise.