How To Use Dexterity In A Sentence

More impressive still is his quicksilver dexterity in following the ever-changing contours of Sibelius' form.
Therefore the learning of many languages is injudicious, inasmuch as it arouses the belief in the possession of dexterity, and, as a matter of fact, it lends a kind of delusive importance to social intercourse. Esperanto: Hearings before the Committee on Education
To the insatiable bloody appetite of this creature nothing comes amiss; he takes the male ostrich by surprise, and slays that wariest of wild things on his nest; He captures little birds with the dexterity of a cat, and hunts for diurnal armadillos; he comes unawares upon the deer and huanaco, and, springing like lightning on them, dislocates their necks before their bodies touch the earth. The Naturalist in La Plata
A repetitive set-top game called Search for the Spear of Destiny requires a beginner's level of dexterity, and delivers trivial lost-civilization factoids as reward cookies for successful play.
You need manual dexterity to be good at video games.

Key fabrics in this collection include felt and denim which she treats with dexterity and imagination.
You are applauded for your professional prowess and dexterity in a business venture.
In his vision of the future, epigraphists - archaeologists who study inscriptions - will rely instead on digital cameras, specialized computer software, and their dexterity with a mouse.
His own dexterity in catching the phrase plumb in the middle gave him a thrill of excitement. The Years
The production and studio sound is excellent, the songs in Irish attractive, the string arrangements gorgeous and the instrumental dexterity often dazzling.
He also found Norman Heatley, a laboratory wizard with great dexterity in micromethods.
Several of the men show great dexterity in shaping stones into implements, a process known as stone or flint knapping.
Not unexpectedly, this building displays John Wardle's architectural dexterity and virtuoso skill.
We felt that every element of danger was eliminated by the coolness and dexterity of our conductors, yet the sense of hazard and adventuresomeness was there! The Roof of France
But flip the switch and Nexi comes to life with human-like dexterity and mannerisms that compel us to see a mind in the machine.
She stoops over her heavy tambour frame, at work that fascinates her black spaniel dog, which stands with its forepaws on the front bar to watch her dexterity.
Her verbal dexterity when delivering a stream of brilliant put-downs is extremely impressive. The Sun
The foremost of these was a young female, most elegantly attired, and mounted upon a Spanish jennet, which she reined with singular grace and dexterity. Anne of Geierstein
At higher levels, and with greater dexterity, stilts have been used as entertainment props since the fairs of the Middle Ages, and probably long before then.
But flip the switch and Nexi comes to life with human-like dexterity and mannerisms that compel us to see a mind in the machine.
He tap-dances around the line between speech and song with such dexterity that by the time he reaches his summation — See now what a condition I am in! — we don't even notice that the seeming self-deprecation is actually an assertion of intellectual authority. Archive 2008-11-01
Now at one-fifteen pm, Glyn advanced purposefully on the PC, opened his BIG BLACK BAG and, incanting the magical chant, ‘This should be pretty simple’ began to perform an operation of electronic surgery with both guile and dexterity.
Blacks harpoon dugong as they do turtle, but the sport demands greater patience and dexterity, for the dugong is a wary animal and shy, to be approached only with the exercise of artful caution. The Confessions of a Beachcomber
They are the only primates in the world that subsist on grass, and they have the greatest manual dexterity of any monkey on earth.
They lugged out a pancheon, and filled it with more dexterity than usual, and then went off to bed, leaving the knife in one corner, the wood in another, and a few splashes of water in their track. The Brownies and Other Tales
Of course the technique was specialized and required dexterity and experience to execute well.
The dexterity and nimble balance of elite fencers can boggle the mind.
I'm not nearly that proficient, but a bit of ambidexterity can benefit any golfer.
His plans had required a dexterity that would serve him well when he came to supervise his own band of postgraduates later.
But, although her preceptress practised these arts with a dexterity then only known in foreign convents, the pupil proved so incorrigibly idle and awkward, that the task of needlework was at length given up, and lessons of music substituted in their stead. The Fortunes of Nigel
Her dexterity is not notable either in comparison with the normal person, whose movements are guided by the eye, or, I am told, with other blind people. The Story of My Life
Both players need extreme manual dexterity. Times, Sunday Times
Key fabrics in this collection include felt and denim which she treats with dexterity and imagination.
Whenever he can, on most weekends and when guests are invited, Abnash dons the chef's cap and apron and handles pans and ladles with dexterity.
The officer's historical role as a street cleaner occasionally required a measure of dexterity and imagination.
Dexterity comes by experience.
Over 85 percent of the factories are American owned, and employ primarily women because of their perceived docility, dexterity and disposability.
In general terms the food is frugal and relies on fresh ingredients and dexterity to transform them.
A cat, for instance, is much more dexterous with its paws than a dog. This dexterity fascinates cat lovers, who also cite the cat's legendary standoffishness as proof of its mental superiority.
D darkness of calamity dash of eccentricity dawning of recognition day of reckoning daylight of faith decay of authority declaration of indifference deeds of prowess defects of temper degree of hostility delicacy of thought delirium of wonder depth of despair dereliction of duty derogation of character despoiled of riches destitute of power desultoriness of detail [desultoriness = haphazard; random] device of secrecy devoid of merit devoutness of faith dexterity of phrase diapason of motives [diapason = full, rich, harmonious sound] dictates of conscience difference of opinion difficult of attainment dignity of thought dilapidations of time diminution of brutality disabilities of age display of prowess distinctness of vision distortion of symmetry diversity of aspect divinity of tradition domain of imagination drama of action dream of vengeance drop of comfort ductility of expression dull of comprehension duplicities of might dust of defeat Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases A Practical Handbook Of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, And Oratorical Terms, For The Embellishment Of Speech And Literature, And The Improvement Of The Vocabulary Of Those Per
Her verbal dexterity when delivering a stream of brilliant put-downs is extremely impressive. The Sun
Dimensions chop and change, and an almost magical dexterity keeps the viewer captivated and concentrating.
Being cold can also affect your dexterity, co-ordination and ability to think.
He can do any sort of work requiring handiness and dexterity.
Unique mix of electronic textures and rock guitars held together by verbal dexterity. The Sun
Not one critic, however, diminished the incredible manual dexterity needed to create them.
In short, he had as many offices as Scrub in the play, and went through them all with great dexterity; this of surgeon was, perhaps, the only one in which his skill was somewhat deficient, at least that branch of tapping for the dropsy; for he very ingenuously and modestly confessed he had never seen the operation performed, nor was possessed of that chirurgical instrument with which it is performed. The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon
In truth, he was a card cheat of remarkable dexterity who routinely cleaned out the sophisticates in games of three-card monte.
It thus encourages mental agility as well as physical dexterity, speed and good hand-eye co-ordination.
By the time I had added an ordinary typewriter table to its scanty furnishing, I was hard put to turn around; at the best, I managed to navigate it by a sort of vermicular progression requiring great dexterity and presence of mind. MY LODGING AND SOME OTHERS
The dexterity with which the charmers handle deadly snakes such as cobras and vipers has added to the allure of the street-side performances.
To acquire the friendship of their emirs, the two factions vied with each other in baseness and profusion: the dexterity of Cantacuzene obtained the preference: but the succor and victory were dearly purchased by the marriage of his daughter with an infidel, the captivity of many thousand Christians, and the passage of the Ottomans into Europe, the last and fatal stroke in the fall of the Roman empire. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
This is hard work which Karen and her assistants tackle with enthusiasm and dexterity.
The classical Sinawali, a double-stick style popular in the Central Luzon plains, is fluid and requires ambidexterity - a primer for the sword and dagger system. Notes from the peanut gallery
The fiddler was a boy of those parts, about twelve years of age, who had a wonderful dexterity in jigs and reels, though his fingers were so small and short as to necessitate a constant shifting for the high notes, from which he scrambled back to the first position with sounds not of unmixed purity of tone. Wessex Tales
And he did so with an enviable manual dexterity driven by a witty, incisive mind.
Valentinian 21 was the son of Count Gratian, a native of Cibalis, in Pannonia, who from an obscure condition had raised himself, by matchless strength and dexterity, to the military commands of Africa and Britain; from which he retired with an ample fortune and suspicious integrity. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Though occasionally the humour degenerates into facetiousness, the verbal dexterity of the verse is superb.
They are also known as mitten or thumb cats because they can learn to pick up things, open latches or move objects with near-human dexterity. Undefined
I'm your inferior in manual dexterity.
No other sport combines athletic prowess with linguistic dexterity. Times, Sunday Times
His manual dexterity and fine spatial skills were wasted on routine tasks.
Video games demand great manual dexterity.
The second was a more straightforward slide on to his posterior from which he recovered with amazing physical dexterity to continue the point. Times, Sunday Times
These were tests of their ability to withstand pain and to practise athletic dexterity.
After that, she began using the chopsticks with increased dexterity and was filling her own stomach in no time.
If you lack good finger dexterity, you may find it helpful to use one of the new flosses, such as Glide, or a commercial floss holder.
These smaller tools were clearly intended to carry out specific tasks, and were used by people with much skill and dexterity. BRITAIN BC: Life In Britain and Ireland before the Romans
Kids who've grown up playing video games and typing instant messages on mobile phone keypads have developed unusual dexterity in their thumbs, researchers in England have discovered.
They are the only primates in the world that subsist on grass, and they have the greatest manual dexterity of any monkey on earth.
(When you had Room 405 on reserve, with the key clinking in your pocket and you couldn't wait to show off your bra-removal ambidexterity.) Meredith Fineman: Fifty First (J)Dates: Picking your Pic(k) -- A Primer
Andy's performance was especially impressive, as the diminutive axeman shifted from chunky rockers to white-soul wah-wahs with effortless dexterity.
On the one hand he had shown a great lack of manual dexterity, but he now showed that he had great talents for learning, especially mathematics.
We also propose that their effects and complementarities influence alliance ambidexterity because they facilitate knowledge integration at the project level.
His droll manner disguises, but does not hide, an awesome dexterity and emotional delivery of his one-man set.
The game has loads of different courses to tackle, all cunningly designed to test your manual dexterity to the maximum.
It's illegal, of course, but Benny keeps it in operation by greasing the palms of the local flatfoots, a maneuver which takes no small amount of dexterity.
And let's not forget a nimble mind's required to go along with the dexterity.
Both players need extreme manual dexterity. Times, Sunday Times
The music is certainly not immune from figuration that assists finger dexterity, but it is polished less for fingers and more for ears.
Decreased grip strength may result in loss of dexterity, and thenar muscle atrophy may develop if the syndrome is severe.
As a soldier learns more in a week of war than in years of parades and pipeclay, so, cut off from all distractions, moving from bivouac to precarious bivouac, and depending, to some extent, for my life on my muscles and wits, I rapidly learnt my work and gained a certain dexterity. The Riddle of the Sands
Hopeless is the most polite word I can think of to describe my complete lack of skill, coordination and dexterity.
It's also well correlated with other incomplete or abnormal brain differentiation syndromes such as dyslexia, ambidexterity, and Asperger's. Risk Factors : A Full House
The result was an interpretative epiphany, a physical and intellectual dexterity that defies equalling. Times, Sunday Times
The extraordinary dexterity he shows on the oud, the grandfather of the guitar/banjo / ukulele etc, recalls masters like Paco Pena and Jimi Hendrix.
Boris had the crowd enthralled with his dexterity on the whistle and harmonica.
Diceland is a tabletop combat game that contains elements of miniatures games, dice games, and dexterity games.
The least of these illuminators, with his insignificant eyeless face, possesses at his fingers 'ends the maximum of dexterity in this art of decoration, light and wittily incongruous, which threatens to invade us in France, in this epoch of imitative decadence, and which has become the great resource of our manufacturers of cheap "_objects of art_. Madame Chrysantheme
After my five seconds of philosophizing, the next thing I noticed was my rapid loss of manual dexterity.
No great manual dexterity is required to perform the technique.
Computer games can improve children's manual dexterity .
Our language expresses this supremacy of the favoured side in the terms dexterity, adroitness and address, all of which allude to the right hand. The Life of the Spider
She demonstrated her dexterity by managing to pinch my cheek while wearing elbow-length white gloves.
Unique mix of electronic textures and rock guitars held together by verbal dexterity. The Sun
While core competence remains vital — differentiation offers a competitive advantage — firms must examine their organizational ambidexterity.
When detected in pilfering, they appear extremely foolish and ashamed, because it is superlatively dishonorable - not to steal - but to have failed in an attempt, the complete achievement of which would have added renown to their characters for dexterity and address. Life in the Rocky Mountains
He attempted a "moulinet," and twirled his sabre with the dexterity of The Celibates
Future skin prototypes likely will have a higher density of sensors on the skin, which will provide the robots with even greater dexterity.
Tyne watermen are called, manage with great dexterity; the vessel being guided by the aid of the “swape,” or great oar, which is used as a kind of rudder at the stern of the vessel. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson
With the perverseness which is often seen among women, she had placed her affections upon a youth who had distinguished himself by no valiant deeds in war, nor by industry or dexterity in the chase. Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian
An inseparable trait of the paratroopers was the hunting dexterity of each particular fighter.
Sampler making was a home rather than a school taught industry, going down from mother to daughter along with darning and other processes of the needle, and having no relation, except that of its dexterity, to the distinct style of decorative embroidery called crewelwork, which accompanied it, or even preceded it. The Development of Embroidery in America
This is to a degree a matter of physical skill, training and dexterity.
Greater creativity too, sometimes ambidexterity, occasionally Dyslexia and/or Asperger's as downsides. What's it Like?
Clarendon admired his dexterity and adroitness.
The device acquires a high degree of dexterity.
Yet, by a miracle of defensive dexterity, Kasparov survived again and again from what looked like imminent disaster.
They stick it all together without contributing anything of their own except manual dexterity. A Short Guide to Writing About History
The ensemble remains strong throughout the piece, and while the second Act may be overlong, the performers sustain their focus with dexterity and integrity.
They stick it all together without contributing anything of their own except manual dexterity. A Short Guide to Writing About History
The LoneTones, "Canaries" -- Fuzz, dissonance and reverb have been employed by roots-rockers like My Morning Jacket and Neil Young for years, so it should be no surprise that Appalachian outfit The LoneTones employ those elements with equal dexterity. The Daily Times News Headlines
They argue that putting is as much a test of mental strength as physical dexterity. Times, Sunday Times
Our right side, you may know, is called our dexter side from which we get the good words dexterous and dexterity. Pam's House Blend - Front Page
They threw pails of boiling water on the besiegers, they hurled firebrands in their faces; they quoited blazing pitch-hoops with, unerring dexterity about their necks. The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84)
The dexterity of the violin must be imitated by the viols down below, and is so to thrilling effect.
Loss of abilities related to manual dexterity may affect work performance and may threaten or end essential career options.
Riches's blend of verbal dexterity, physical comedy and genuinely unpleasant liquids makes for a truly immersive experience. Times, Sunday Times
The more advanced tricks require oodles of dexterity and will have you messing up. The Sun
You are applauded for your professional prowess and dexterity in a business venture.
Ex: Children should have strength and dexterity in their hands  and fingers before being asked to use a pencil, paper or braillewriter. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
In a guild, the only thing that kept each thief from killing the other was respect: respect of ability, intelligence, foresight, dexterity.
M. Gutmann is a pianist with a neat but somewhat cold style of playing; he has what one calls fingers, and uses them with much dexterity. Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician
Dexterity: no mention about dexterity games, such as tiddly winks, jenga, or pick up sticks. Archive 2009-04-01
In the absolutely necessary intercourse with domestics, Louise, more accustomed to expedients, bolder by habit, and desirous to please Catharine, willingly took on herself the trouble of getting from the pantler the materials of their slender meal, and of arranging it with the dexterity of her country. The Fair Maid of Perth
he can do any sort of work requiring handiness and dexterity
The dexterity with which he counterfeits sanity presents, to the metaphysician, one of the most singular problems in the study of mind.
Bipedality freed the forelimbs and allowed development of the hands as highly specialized appendages with great dexterity.
With such sanctified meekness does the Incorruptible lift his seagreen cheek to the smiter; lift his thin voice, and with jesuitic dexterity plead, and prosper: asking at last, in a prosperous manner: "But what witnesses has the Citoyen Barbaroux to support his testimony? The French Revolution
Riches's blend of verbal dexterity, physical comedy and genuinely unpleasant liquids makes for a truly immersive experience. Times, Sunday Times
We also propose that their effects and complementarities influence alliance ambidexterity because they facilitate knowledge integration at the project level.
He answered the journalists' questions with all the dexterity of a politician.
Both groups showed improvements on tests that measured strength of grip, joint flexibility, and manual dexterity. Times, Sunday Times
Not to worry, though, this 61-year-old polyglot can talk to all species with the dexterity of a Doolittle.
Hmm..the mild ambidexterity I referred to doesn't measure up: I throw left-handed, draw right handed. Abe in Two
Never before, or perhaps since, have birds been portrayed with such vitality, dexterity, and accuracy.
The negotiations will call for considerable dexterity.
But, with the perverseness which is often seen among women, who are but fools at best, though made to be loved, she had placed her affections upon a youth, who had distinguished himself by no valiant deeds in war, nor even by industry or dexterity in the chase. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 (of 3)
-- Whether the word "adresse" means cleverness, dexterity, adroitness, or simple technical skill, the thing itself is something which the French have always admired more than the Normans ever did. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
They must nourish those whose eye or ear or manual dexterity is their greatest asset. Education
The device acquires a high degree of dexterity.
No great manual dexterity is required to perform the technique.
More impressive still is his quicksilver dexterity in following the ever-changing contours of Sibelius' form.
Placing and riveting the flange, the Breitling symbol and the eight hour - markers requires tremendous manual dexterity.
His brilliant rhythmic dexterity and idiomatic sense of Prokofiev's ‘Music of New Russia’ captured the sarcasm and biting wit of the Scherzo: Allegro marcato.
No great manual dexterity is required to perform the technique.
The Aborigines made a highly interesting exhibition of skill and dexterity in the use of the boomerang and throwing spears.
Video games demand great manual dexterity.
Music is a complex language that incorporates mathematics, science, history, physical education, -coordination, and mental dexterity.
Get in touch with your inner ninja with this addictive game of reflexes and dexterity. Times, Sunday Times
Hedge hesitated for a moment, then leapt up the embankment with inhuman dexterity, into the trees. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
Peter Sellers’ comic dexterity is on display in three decidedly different roles, and George C. Scott and Sterling Hayden are also drop-dead funny in caricatures of trigger-happy military types. Eric’s Top 10 Movies You Can Watch Over and Over Again » Scene-Stealers
'made pliable,' or 'flexible' conveying the notion of deftness and dexterity rather than that of simple strength. Expositions of Holy Scripture
The duration of this position depends upon the dexterity and strength of the stallion. Times, Sunday Times
The dexterity with which the charmers handle deadly snakes such as cobras and vipers has added to the allure of the street-side performances.
After a few weeks I got so I could move my feet with the same agility and dexterity as my hands.
Kasia is a wonderful musician and plays the violin with great dexterity.
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Even the braid itself is hand-plaited in eight threads over a half-cylinder of basket-work, which the plaiter holds on her knee, tossing the clicking bobbins from one side to the other, and pinning up the finished braid with swift dexterity. High Albania
Computer games can improve children's manual dexterity .
Each table had a rather attractive woman who dealt cards with as much dexterity as in Las Vegas.
But there is a certain standard of verbal dexterity that is expected in politicians at this level.
Known simply as hockey in North America, it is a fast and exciting game that requires from its players great skill, dexterity and physical stamina.
As she approaches her pentagonal shack she fumbles around in her bag with mittened fingers in search of the key, playing the daily game of challenging her impaired dexterity to its limits.
It is a job which requires a sensitivity in the use of the fingers, manual dexterity and good eyesight. Times, Sunday Times
As her dementia grows severe, she will struggle more with manual dexterity and motor functions, Leverenz says.
Those qualities are on full display again with Leaders Of The Free World, a record flush with urgent emotion and musical dexterity.
He has verbal dexterity and rhyming skills which very few rap artists have.
Scottish working people have traditionally valued intelligence and linguistic dexterity in their political leaders.
No great manual dexterity is required to perform the technique.
So it degenerates into a species of word-juggleery that at first astonishes by its unexpectedness, then pleases by its dexterity, and finally offends by reason if its misplaced ingenuity. 2009 March | NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS
His brilliant rhythmic dexterity and idiomatic sense of Prokofiev's ‘Music of New Russia’ captured the sarcasm and biting wit of the Scherzo: Allegro marcato.
This gives rise to the first of the above definitions of dexterity as manual skill and neat-handedness.
It takes intense focus and a deft ambidexterity honed by hours of practice. In This Sport, It's All About How You Stack Up Against the Competition
Of these, dexterity or technical proficiency is considered to be of paramount importance among surgical trainees.
We attracted little attention from the busy shoppers or even (make that especially) from the store management, and in the process developed the sangfroid, dexterity, and stealth needed for the successful completion of our operation.
Video games demand great manual dexterity.
Decreased grip strength may result in loss of dexterity, and thenar muscle atrophy may develop if the syndrome is severe.
His ambidexterity and facile handstopped witha face right out of Harry Potter recall a Doonesbury character. Carole Mallory: Tim Lincecum, World Series Champion
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I agree with you that I think we can be both, but perhaps it's the culinary equivalent of ambidexterity? Baking Class
And who has good manual dexterity and coordination first thing in the morning?
His manual dexterity and fine spatial skills were wasted on routine tasks.
His dexterity was a beautiful sight; but on looking back I wondered how human beings ever devised to cross such a flood. The Hawaiian Archipelago
Both players need extreme manual dexterity. Times, Sunday Times
Instead, Teeba does his talking with his turntables, scratching with great dexterity and impeccable rhythmic flair.
Ageing affects us all, but under the new pension scheme we will still be expected to continue to be on call and perform with the same dexterity until the age of 65.
You have the extra mental strength and physical dexterity to get a new qualification that will give you extra job options. The Sun
One day, meditating on this melancholy subject, I exercised myself in throwing stones at the trunks of trees, with my usual dexterity, that is to say, without hitting any of them. The Confessions of J J Rousseau
Haitinger carried over his skills as an experimenter from the Chemistry Institute to Welsbach's industry along with a dexterity with financial issues back to the domain of science. Trafficking Materials and Gendered Experimental Practices: Radium Research in Early 20th Century Vienna
The motor coordination required through performance magic gives stroke victims and those with physical imparities a great amount of self-esteem, and it improves their manual dexterity. SIMCOE - Home
She performs the hoopla-hoop on freezing ice with dexterity and finesse and is unarguably one of the greatest performers in her chosen field.
The thief was as thin as a willow branch and cut open the bulging purses with the ease and dexterity of a practiced and experienced thief.
| Reply yes its true: p well id think so … ive assisted in laparoscopic surgery b4 and it requires dexterity, concentration, and heaps of practice … … and feels like a videogame given ur performing most of the op using a television screen in the OT. EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Surgeons Perform Better After Playing Wii
The "tweeny" develops into housemaid or cook; the young girls employed in superior shops to wait on the elder shopwomen hope to develop into their successors, and the girls who nurse babies on the doorsteps are, after all, acquiring knowledge and dexterity that may fit them for domestic service or for the management of their own families a few years later. Youth and Sex
The woman moved forward and with well-practised dexterity sat him down again. THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY
I become aware of their verbal dexterity, their information, the speed of their thought processes. Times, Sunday Times
Here though, I'm uncertain whether Boshoff's chosen subject matter is able to carry both his intellectual acuity and visual dexterity.
Complete is a surrogate superlative, the latest tactic, a piece of discursive dexterity in the sometimes tedious Messi or Ronaldo debate -- presented like it was some kind of incontestable fact. SI.com
Corporalita - the cultivation of grace, ambidexterity, fitness and poise Stephen's Lighthouse: Book Recommendation

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