Get to know Deft better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like dexterous or dextrous.
Deft meaning
Quick and neat in action; skillful.
Using Deft
- The main meaning on this page is: Quick and neat in action; skillful.
- Useful related words include: dexterous, dextrous, adroit.
- In the example corpus, deft often appears in combinations such as: with deft, deft touch, and deft.
Context around Deft
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Deft
- In this selection, "deft" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, using, instinctive, unrelenting, baserunning, commentary and doesn stand out and add context to how "deft" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include before some deft back play and by using deft precise lines. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "deft" sits close to words such as ahs, airtime and ambience, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with deft
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Deft doesn’t show ads on its platform. (8 words)
In Albany, Mr. Jeffries played a deft inside game. (9 words)
And José Ramírez closed it out with some deft baserunning. (10 words)
College of Asian Scholars caught the visitors off guard in the 30th minute with Kurisara Limpawanich delivering a deft through pass to Waenngoen, who beat her marker and the onrushing Yazdani to slot home the opening goal. (37 words)
But what the film shares with the Zellners’ previous pictures is a deft handling of tonal shifts, particularly the delicate tipping point at which flippant absurdity gives way to the darker minor key of melancholy. (35 words)
Crucially, that identity applies to the workrate as much as deft touches, Slot enthusiastic when referencing how Nunez had the Kop back on side with his defensive work as much as the stunner. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
And José Ramírez closed it out with some deft baserunning.
At the same time, offers a deft commentary on the violence and terror present in both society and the human heart.
Clearly, people's audio skills are not as deft as they think they are with still no definitive answer available.
Deft doesn’t show ads on its platform.
Dennis thwarted Weymouth by tipping clear a thunderous Bearwish volley after Willson’s deft header at the back post, but the keeper could do nothing bout Weymouth’s second.
For Deft to change that behavior, they will need to create a high-value proposition,” he said.
He offers two scenes of this village: first, a piazza, which the artist transmutes into a busy effect by using deft, precise lines to create the architectural setting.
His deft layoff enabled Isak to direct Newcastle’s angled fifth home in imperious fashion.
His itinerant curiosity, supple interviewing skills and deft writing chops make this an inspiring on-the-go page-turner.
In Albany, Mr. Jeffries played a deft inside game.
Known for his wry, subtle humor and deft wordplay, Harnick died in his sleep Friday in New York City of natural causes.
More defensive action before some deft back play with Magee, Kodie Brook and Keiran Wilyman combining well to force two successive penalties.
Piroe will have the striker whisperer in his ear in training, but that instinctive, deft finish will do more than anything else for his morale going into the international break.
She joined Pixies in 2013 and has since enshrined the band’s new music with her unrelenting deft musicianship.
Then, a deft poke into the fish’s abdomen with a needle, and a tag, no bigger than a grain of rice, is slipped inside.
Undav bagged Brighton’s second goal in the 86th minute as Trossard carelessly lost possession, allowing the forward to lift a deft lob over Ramsdale.
Woven into the film’s colorful animation and humor is a deft exploration of the complexities of morality and destiny.
But what the film shares with the Zellners’ previous pictures is a deft handling of tonal shifts, particularly the delicate tipping point at which flippant absurdity gives way to the darker minor key of melancholy.
College of Asian Scholars caught the visitors off guard in the 30th minute with Kurisara Limpawanich delivering a deft through pass to Waenngoen, who beat her marker and the onrushing Yazdani to slot home the opening goal.
Crucially, that identity applies to the workrate as much as deft touches, Slot enthusiastic when referencing how Nunez had the Kop back on side with his defensive work as much as the stunner.
Common combinations with deft
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- with deft 14×
- deft touch 7×
- and deft 6×
- as deft 5×
- the deft 5×
- some deft 3×
- his deft 3×
- deft writing 2×
- deft finish 2×
- is deft 2×