I'm aware that you and a number of your friends have certain specialized talents.
Well, he clearly had a certain talent for it and would be able to entertain his master of an evening.
The short story shows a certain precocious talent (see page 6).
I think that running a hedge fund requires a certain talent.
"It takes certain talents to read and study and remember. "
"Credit me with a certain talent for obtaining desired results."
Quite accidentally, he developed a certain talent professional artists might have approved.
But she had a certain talent for writing, and I was very glad indeed to meet her again.
"It's difficult, when one has certain talents, to be content with ordinary games."
"For the moment, however, let us say I have certain talents other than the purely technical."