Dexterity

//dɛksˈtɛɹɪti//

"Dexterity" in a Sentence (13 examples)

This task requires dexterity.

Playing the piano requires manual dexterity.

They advanced rapidly and noiselessly, with the confidence and dexterity of practised scouts.

Bucklaw was well accustomed to affairs of the kind, and distinguished by address and dexterity at his weapon.

Manual dexterity can deteriorate with age, making it difficult for older people to perform tasks they once found easy.

I'm depending on your dexterity.

A mind-controlled artificial hand with near-natural dexterity is very close to reality.

In the same way as the aborigines of Australia throw their boomerang with inimitable dexterity and security, the Sakai manages his blowpipe with a cleverness it is impossible to imitate or learn.

While those in charge of these schools have presented to their pupils excellent opportunities for the acquirement of dexterity in the preparation of toothsome and tempting viands, but little attention has been paid to the science of dietetics, or what might be termed the hygiene of cookery.

Playing computer games can improve your manual dexterity.

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She twirled the pencil through her fingers with impressive dexterity.

With mutual toil, and intuitive dexterity, we built our commodious habitation in the hollow of a mango tree, that the fruit, which was then in bloſſom, might ſubſiſt our young.

She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair.

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