Sentence examples for used to excel at from inspiring English sources

Senators used to excel at lawmaking.

The British used to excel at this.

He has emphasised turnovers throughout training camp – something that his teams used to excel at in Chicago – but attempts to strengthen in free agency were underwhelming.

It may be that Ferguson is willing to try Van Persie on his own up front, or possibly Van Persie and Welbeck as a partnership, with Rooney playing the sort of advanced midfield role that Paul Scholes used to excel at just behind them.

The sad fact is, "Supernatural" used to excel at creating new characters (good and evil) who I desperately wanted to see return to the Winchesters' orbit.

I also used to excel at bringing that sort of sadness to a boil -- usually by convincing myself, when I was in dating mourning mode, that this was all surely a sign that I'd be alone forever.

"Americans are so used to excelling at sport, so I suppose that expectation is really the ideal word to describe the difference.

Self-learning, independent living, a lack of structure, fewer and less obvious targets and more talented and competitive peers can all derail a student who has been used to excelling at school.

Sony, in short, can't make a living doing the things at which it used to excel.

A supplementary reading uses Intuit as an example to shed further light on how large, established companies can use grassroots experimentation to excel at breakthrough innovation.

Using good health to excel at something can be a noble purpose.