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Usually, though, she was more adroit at changing the subject.

She's not quite so adroit with the spoken word, however.

He was not the most socially adroit person she'd ever met.

Not surprisingly, some are much more adroit than others, both on and off the stage.

He wasn't adroit with words at any time, and now less so than ever.

Clearly, here was a situation that called for adroit diplomacy.

Americans demand a President who is adroit in the international arena.

But neither was it adroit in handling the program's financial problems.

The servant had in some cases become more adroit than its master.

Some of that could have been attributed to adroit marketing.

I found it perhaps more technically adroit but less compelling.

Equally adroit maneuvering, however, will take place on the ground.

A few adroit questions had elicited the boy's name and where he lived.

The sailors were less adroit at this style of fighting.

His staff is adroit at the kind of leaks that make the boss look good.

The novel is an adroit combination of fact and invention.

The Administration has not been very adroit about this.

Usually she was not so adroit as to be able to outwit me.

He is incredibly adroit and calm, making him the perfect man for the job.

He could sometimes turn her state with an adroit pressure of positive reassurance.

It would be more adroit simply to urge them to live in Vermont.

You have the reputation for being a very clever and adroit attorney.

The Italians are particularly adroit at this sort of packaging.

Soviet journalists, when they appear on American television, are usually more adroit than that.

That she could see and hear had been established by adroit remote testing.