Only a few of the dancers are practiced in traditional ballet. He split the log with practiced skill.
Recent Examples on the WebEverett does his practiced balancing act of imperiousness and battered dignity with reasonable aplomb, but Roache is barely there until a rushed final scene whose big surge of feeling is as fatally restrained as everything else. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2022 Throughout, Elizabeth was courted by world leaders who vied for her time and to be photographed alongside her practiced smile. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022 But beneath his practiced polish is a man fundamentally transformed since last college football season, a man who has been forced to stare down his own mortality. J. Brady MccolloughStaff WriterFollow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022 The great John Kuntz gets to wear some of the more elaborate costumes — and early on in the show Kuntz snaps open a fan with practiced elan. Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 Ours was not a class of practiced chefs, but a delightful mix of seafood lovers, novices, couples, and individuals of all ages trying to learn something new. Lela London, Forbes, 15 July 2022 Those dishes require ingredients of the highest quality and the skill of a practiced hand. Lela London, Forbes, 15 July 2022 Byford lays out the case with the practiced cadence of a stump speech. Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022 No one is probably expecting that; any practiced watcher of biopics knows virtually any example will take deep liberties with the facts for dramatic purposes. Chris Willman, Variety, 25 June 2022 See More