Sentence examples for surprising knack from inspiring English sources

And Jeremy, playing fullback, had a surprising knack for stealing the ball from opponents.

Punters have picked up on England's defenders surprising knack of scoring in friendly internationals and made it pay on Wednesday night when Fabio Capello's team defeated Germany.

She had a surprising knack for creating the sort of original shoes that would appeal to the sort of women Mellon calls "the opinion leaders".

Centered on a neighborhood in Kolkata lacking potable water, "The Revolutionary Optimists" puts a spin on this tendency because these caretakers of the future are youngsters with a surprising knack for talking points.

Sitting in a small office that adjoins his and is decorated by a deactivated B-52 bomber's chair — a gift from the founders to the chief executive — Mr. Schmidt is very much at ease explaining the behemoth he runs, a surprising knack given his training as an engineer.

Kansas City also has a surprising knack for late-inning home runs, but Showalter has been a master of situational pitching changes.

Ryan brought not just the personal angle, but a knack for surprising the Patriots and a sweet-and-sour brand of football that is much tastier than Ravens' oatmeal.

Ryan brought not only the personal angle, but also a knack for surprising the Patriots and a sweet-and-sour brand of football that is much tastier than Ravens' oatmeal.

But Whitman and company have had a knack for surprising the so-called "experts".

That doesn't sound like much of a challenge, but Mr. Helbers has a knack for creating surprising pieces from everyday life.

There are some refined jokes (a possible school of thought named "eliminative phenomenalism"), and several dialogues between Metzinger and brain scientists, in which the author displays the knack of the surprising and beautiful question: "Are there animals that dream but do not enjoy waking consciousness?" No; but it was worth asking.