How to Use dexterous in a Sentence

dexterous

adjective
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  • The movie is a dexterous retelling of a classic love story.
  • They praised her dexterous handling of the crisis.
  • DJs quickly learned to mix those records with dexterous groove, and soon the DJ became the ruler of the dance floor.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Lacking dexterous limbs, of course, the whales can’t do this.
    — Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Many straight women forgo longer styles to be more dexterous at their jobs or just like the look.
    — Shelby Wax, Allure, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Powerful and dexterous in the booth, the Bada$$ has established his place in hip-hop.
    — Rachel George, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2018
  • He’s impressed by her ability to scale the wall like a dexterous koala.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Using their dexterous trunks, the adults were munching on the bushy ends of branches like broccoli.
    — Brent Stirton, National Geographic, 28 Jan. 2017
  • Some winter workout gloves are too thick and not dexterous enough for tasks like tying your shoes.
    — Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Our gifts of depth perception, dexterous hands and more can be drawn back to a time much closer to the dinosaurian heyday than the present.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2022
  • In the first movement his fluid, dexterous turns in the midst of rapid passagework impressed.
    — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2023
  • Hence the grooves, which are among the most dexterous and unabashedly danceable of Garbus’ career.
    — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Rock, for his part, remained standing after eating that slap, a credit to a strong chin and a dexterous neck.
    — Vulture, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Talk about low stakes for one of the most dexterous filmmakers in Hollywood.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2021
  • His first albums, built on country blues foundations, shook with dexterous picking and a voice that keened and yipped and roared.
    — Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • At its peak, the flax mill employed 800 people, at least half of them children and young women — workers with small dexterous hands.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Gift of Gab, the verbally dexterous rapper known as half of the Bay Area hip hip duo Blackalicious, has died.
    — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 25 June 2021
  • The clips, shot by users, range from a dexterous noodle-maker in Chongqing to a shimmying peacock in a bamboo grove, all set to music.
    — The Economist, 12 July 2018
  • But Voigt has the perfect voice for these pieces: burnished and golden in its lower reaches, yet focused and dexterous when the text and music call for it.
    — Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 1 Apr. 2017
  • The dexterous hovercraft leapfrogs all this, cutting the overall journey time in half.
    — CNN, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Elephants are known for their strong and dexterous trunks that can deftly peel bananas, suction up tortilla chips and lift hundreds of pounds of weight.
    — Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2022
  • In Tesla’s case, the human body and brain proved, for the time being, more dexterous at running wires and hoses through a car’s machined parts and knitting them all together.
    — Russ Mitchell, latimes.com, 10 July 2018
  • Nonetheless, the 303 Gallery gave the multi-dexterous Mary Heilmann the run of its booth, filled with her ceramics, furniture and paintings in tones of red and pink.
    — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Equal parts lithe and toned, every pair of superhuman, crescent jumping limbs was more dexterous than the next.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Includes dexterous and inviting acidity, suave tannins and a midpalate of juicy red and black fruit.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
  • At 15 years old, Gaziano & Girling—a shoemaker known for its striking designs and dexterous, comfortable lasts—is the youngest brand in the collective..
    — Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Yucca moths use their dexterous jaw appendages to collect pollen from Joshua tree flowers and deposit it on the female parts of each flower as the moth moves between blooms.
    — Sam Schipani, Smithsonian, 10 Aug. 2017
  • Yucca moths use their dexterous jaw appendages to collect pollen from Joshua tree flowers and deposit it on the female parts of each flower as the moth moves between blooms.
    — Sam Schipani, Smithsonian, 10 Aug. 2017
  • The dexterous handheld gadget has a curved shape that is ideal for reaching all the angles inside of your bowl, making the whole endeavor go even smoother.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 July 2021
  • Be sure to get to your seat early enough to catch opener Vic Mensa; the socially-conscious, lyrically-dexterous MC is a star in his own right.
    — Brittany Martin, Los Angeles Magazine, 13 Dec. 2017

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